Being a profitable individual with autism generally is a double-edged sword.
The Good Doctor Season 3 Episode 14 once more nailed it with Shaun’s resolution about whether or not or to not do a PR interview for the hospital.
This was solely one of many many dilemmas he confronted, however man, was it a robust one.
Shaun was solely thrust into the highlight to start with as a result of Kylie determined to function him on her video channel with out his permission.
Shaun: She was struggling a mini stroke and I saved her. I saved her! So I wish to have fun!
Carly: Outdoors?
Shaun: I wish to have fun by kissing you numerous. That will be inappropriate inside.
Whereas Morgan did not perceive why that was a giant deal, it was.
Within the Web age, generally folks overlook there’s any such factor as privateness. A lot of our lives are on-line that it is develop into regular for many individuals to be featured in mates’ photographs and movies.
However Shaun had each proper to not need his picture unfold all around the Web, particularly as a result of Kylie did not ask first.
And as soon as she did, the hospital wished to use that for its personal profit as a substitute of defending their worker from a affected person’s invasion of privateness.
In actuality, they need to have been involved that Kylie would possibly overstep boundaries not solely with medical doctors but in addition with sufferers.
In actual life, my physician’s workplace has large indicators in every single place telling folks that taking photographs and video is strictly forbidden to guard different sufferers’ privateness,.
Absolutely there is a related coverage in impact at a serious hospital, and if Kylie had violated it, the hospital might have been a lawsuit.
However as a substitute, Lim determined that this complete factor is perhaps probability for hospital PR, and no person anxious about something apart from the opportunity of Shaun saying one thing embarrassing.
I feel tales do matter. I feel telling individuals who you might be and what you have achieved could possibly be inspirational.
Glassman
I had combined emotions about Glassman’s try to persuade Shaun to do the interview.
I beloved Glassman’s feedback in regards to the significance of everybody’s story. It is a sentiment I share and have made a cornerstone of my life.
However though it was well-intentioned, it additionally urged that Shaun was newsworthy as a result of he’s a profitable individual with autism, and that form of angle can reinforce stereotypes that most individuals with autism are unable to perform on the planet.
And but, there are additionally folks with autism who want position fashions who’re like them.
That is one of many causes I like this present — folks with autism usually are not normally lead characters, and when they’re, more often than not they do not get it proper.
I thought-about all of the arguments. I wish to be referred to as physician, not autistic physician.
Shaun
It is such a reduction to have ONE character on TV who represents folks like me realistically. And inside the universe of the present, Shaun might, if he wished, be the identical sort of position mannequin for fictional folks that he’s for real-life viewers.
That stated, Shaun was proper. If he did the interview, he’d be without end labeled as that physician with autism and other people would by no means discover different components of his identification.
I get that. You wish to be seen as the entire individual you might be, not simply as one specific label that folks discover bizarre or attention-grabbing or inspiring.
And in Shaun’s case, there’s numerous causes he is perhaps inspiring, not simply his autism.
He overcame his father’s abuse and his brother’s loss of life to develop into a surgeon in addition to overcome resistance to hiring a physician with autism.
And he is an excellent diagnostician who has give you modern options to medical issues.
All of that’s a part of Shaun’s story and could possibly be inspiring, His autism is a part of that, however not all of it, however the reporters wished to deal with his autism.
Shaun’s dilemma over this was, sadly, combined up with Carly’s jealousy of Lea.
That was in all probability the least attention-grabbing storyline on The Good Physician Season three Episode 14. Carly was being fully ridiculous, and Morgan of all folks known as her out on it.
That in itself ought to have woken her as much as the truth that she was overreacting.
Morgan is not recognized for her frequent sense so if even she thought Carly was exaggerating, one thing was fallacious.
Much more compelling was the hospital’s moral dilemma after Kylie’s surgical procedure.
I understood Andrew’s reasoning. The complication meant nothing and Kylie was a serious Web influencer, so any negativity would unfold quick.
However I could not assist considering that one thing was going to go fallacious later.
If Kylie develops an unexpected complication on account of Morgan’s mistake and no person instructed her in regards to the error, could not that be construed because the hospital attempting to cowl up an error?
In fact, in the event that they instructed her the whole lot, she might nonetheless sue or give the hospital detrimental publicity, but it surely appeared like that was the most effective plan of action.
And if Glassman is correct that Morgan’s rheumatoid arthritis was responsible, she could possibly be liable if Kylie ever decides to sue.
In the meantime, Claire’s case was mildly attention-grabbing — she actually appeared hooked up to that little lady — however the greater query is who lodged that nameless criticism?
My cash is on Park. He appeared perpetually irritated that Melendez agreed with Claire’s views on Googling medical circumstances and following on-line recommendation.
However what would he achieve from making a criticism?
Your flip, The Good Physician fanatics.
Did Shaun make the best resolution? Was Carly’s jealousy misplaced? And who do you assume filed that criticism in opposition to Melendez?
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