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"The Good Doctor set back autism acceptance by 50 years" No, it's just showing how ablist people actually are once you get past respectability politics. People are making fun of Shaun explicitly and solely because of his less pleasant autistic traits. They say, "I support autistic people" while mocking Shaun for his monotone voice, awkwardness, lack of eye contact, meltdowns, and inappropriate reactions at inopportune times. The Good Doctor did not set back autistic acceptance, it just shows how most folks' ""acceptance"" of autism is purely for looks, and stops once an autistic person starts showing their traits instead of masking until they die.
#i have screenshots from twitter to attach to this but for some reason tumblr won't let me#text#bitchwholoves.text#nd shit#actuallyautistic#actually autism#actually nd#actually neurodivergent#the good doctor#shaun murphy
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Shaun x sister!reader - the best day
No. 2 with Shaun Murphy and sister Reader who's excited? - Anon💜
2: “Why are you here?” “Because it’s Christmas Eve.” “So you came to the hospital?” “Well, you’re here, so of course I did.”
Walking through the doors, you rubbed your hands together as you made your way straight to the cafe.
It was your first stop, you were in no rush and you had plenty of time for what you wanted to do.
Grabbing yourself a hot drink, you sat at a table, setting your bag next to you as you looked around the decorated cafe with a smile.
You spent a while there, trying to warm up a little bit before you carried on to your destination.
Standing next to the desk, you set your drink down, checking your phone before looking around, waving at a woman who was passing.
“Hey sorry, do you know where Doctor Murphy is?”
“I don’t I’m sorry, if you wait here I can tell him you’re looking for. Can I ask you for your name?”
You smiled at her.
“Of course, I’m (Y/N).”
“If I see him I’ll tell him you’re looking for him.”
With that she left.
You knew she knew where he was, and she was going to ask him about you.
After all, she couldn’t just go around giving out details of everybody or where they are, she had to see if he knew you or if you were safe.
It wasn’t long until you saw the man you were waiting for walk over, hands in front of him as he smiled a little bit.
“Hello.”
“Hey Shaun, how’re you?”
“I’m good, I am working. How are you?”
“I’m good as well, a little cold though.”
He nodded a little bit.
“Why are you here?”
You grinned brightly at him.
“Because it’s Christmas Eve.”
He glanced at you before he looked away.
“So you came to the hospital?”
Laughing softly, you nodded and set your bag on the nurses desk.
“Well, you’re here, so of course I did.”
“Did you come all this way to see me?”
“Well obviously, I’ve got to spend Christmas with my brother!”
Opening your bag, you went through it and pulled out a messily wrapped box, holding it out to him.
“I know you’re busy, but open it when you can. I’ll be here or getting another drink or food.”
“Can I open it now?”
“Absolutely!”
You were practically bouncing with excitement as you watched him inspect the box before he set it down to start unwrapping.
“You’re bad at wrapping presents.”
“Come on I tried!”
He looked at you before he finished unwrapping it.
Picking up the book, he read the title before reading the back.
“It’s an old medical journal, I know most of it won’t be relevant today but I thought it was cool.”
“It has very old procedures in.”
“Yup, and who knows you may be able to use some.”
“They are not very safe (Y/N).”
“I know, but I know you’ll make them safe.”
He looked at you, holding the book out.
“Will you look after it?”
“Of course. Have you had your dinner yet?”
He shook his head, tidying the mess he had made before he stood there looking at you.
“Do you want dinner?”
“I do not like the food they serve here.”
“I made food, it’s in my bag.”
He walked over, peaking into your bag.
Shaun took the tub with his name on it, and he lifted it up to look through the bottom.
“You made my favourite pasta.”
“Yup!”
He smiled.
“We need to heat it up, come with me.”
With that he walked off and you ran to catch up to him.
You knew you wouldn’t see much of him, but when he was finished his shift in the morning you were going to make sure he had the best Christmas ever
#the good doctor#the good doctor x reader#the good doctor x you#the good doctor imagine#Shaun Murphy#Shaun Murphy x reader#shaun murhpy x you#shaun murphy imagine
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EpiPen and Girlfriends
When you show up to the ER after an allergic reaction, Claire and Neil finally learn something interesting about Shaun.
Words Count: 1,016
Pairing: Shaun Murphy x F!Reader
Warning: None
Author's Note: This was requested by a very kind anon! It's my very first fic for this fandom so I hope it's not too bad. Also I used my own allergy for this fic just because—
Holding a small tablet in his hand, followed closely by two of his three residents, Dr. Neil Melendez walked up to the bed you were quietly sitting on. From your cheeks to your hands, itchy red marks covered your skin, and you had to grip the bedsheets to keep yourself from scratching them manically.
“Good evening,” the oldest surgeon greeted you, briefly looking up from the tablet. “How are you feeling?”
You shrugged and smiled. “Not too bad, actually,” you replied honestly. “I just feel like ripping my skin off.”
Melendez nodded before handing your record over to the young lady – Dr. Browne, her blouse read. “Can you tell me what we have there, Dr. Browne?” he questioned. But she barely had time to look at the record when the last person spoke up.
“It is a case of anaphylactic shock caused by the ingestion of allergens,” Shaun declared, his hands locked tightly against his chest as always. You nodded even if the question hadn’t been from you and looked down at your hands in shame.
You had been eating dinner with a friend of yours. The both of you had picked a nice restaurant, not too expensive or fancy. Something just nice. And in your arrogant stupidity, you had ordered the one dish you shouldn’t have. You really thought that it wouldn’t be that bad. But here you were, sitting in the ER. And you were the only person to blame.
“Thank you very much, Dr. Browne, for your diagnosis,” Melendez said again, staring right at Shaun.
“My name is Shaun. Shaun Murphy.” Shaun corrected, nodding as if to prove his point. “Claire is standing on the other side of you,” he said, pointing at Claire to indicate her position.
Dr. Melendez shook his head and rolled his eyes, and you had to bite your bottom lip to swallow back a laugh. Looking up at Shaun, you noticed his eyes were fixated elsewhere, and you wondered if he had looked at you at all since their arrival.
“Can you tell us what happened and when?” Claire asked you in a kind tone, pulling you out of your thoughts.
“Of course,” you said, shifting on the bed to get seated in a better position. “I am allergic to seafood, but usually it isn’t so bad. So tonight, when I went to the restaurant, I ordered a dish that contained seafood. There was barely any of it! So I thought nothing would happen. And after a good fifteen minutes, my skin turned red, and I had trouble breathing.”
“I see. Do you still have trouble breathing?”
You shook your head. “Not anymore. I used–”
“The patient used an epinephrine auto-injector!” Shaun exclaimed, cutting you off. You smiled at him and nodded. “EpiPens help treat severe allergic reactions. Although it is still recommended to go to the hospital since another reaction can happen later on.”
Dr. Browne sighed quietly and hugged the tablet against her chest in frustration. You felt sympathetic for her. It seemed like the poor woman never had any occasion to talk.
“Well, Murphy, since you are so interested in the topic, me and Dr. Browne are going to let you do the patient check-ups before we can send her home,” Melendez told him. He patted Shaun on the shoulder but quickly retrieved his hand.
“No,” Shaun simply replied with a small smile, his eyes fixated in the distance. “I can’t do that.”
Claire’s eyebrows shot up at Shaun’s refusal, and the older doctor crossed his arms and leaned towards him a little like he hadn’t heard correctly.
“You can’t?” Melendez asked.
“No,” Shaun repeated. “A physician shouldn’t treat a family member, a friend, or their significant other.”
At that, Shaun finally looked at you and smiled proudly. You felt your heart swelling inside your chest and heat rising in your cheeks. The butterflies in your stomach were so strong that you almost missed Claire’s question.
“Are you a member of Dr. Murphy’s family?” she asked politely.
You shook your head and bit your lip. “Actually, Shaun and I are–”
“In a romantic relationship,” he interrupted you again. He had done it a lot tonight, and you would definitely tease him about it later.
Next to you, you heard Melendez almost choke, and you shot him a dark look, making him regain his composure immediately. Claire, on the other hand, was much quieter about the discovery, her mouth hanging slightly open.
The longer they remained quiet, the more you wanted to laugh. You had no idea why exactly, but it seemed to be the year’s biggest event to them. Eventually, you giggled, bringing their focus back on you.
Dr. Melendez cleared his throat before speaking again. “Claire, you’ll do the check-up. Murphy, you can follow me.”
Shaun shook his head and sat down on the chair next to the bed. “I have to stay there. To make sure everything is alright.”
“Shaun, I am alright,” you assured. “I’m certain Dr. Browne is very capable of doing a check-up.”
Claire smiled and nodded gratefully. But it wasn’t enough for Shaun. Of course, it was never enough unless he was the one doing the work.
“Claire is capable of doing a basic check-up, yes,” he agreed. “And you are alright for now. Something could happen. You could have another anaphylactic reaction. I need to be there if it happens.”
After a lot of arguing between you, Shaun, and Dr. Melendez, it was decided that Shaun would be allowed fifteen minutes to stay with you and would then be called back to work. You tried not to show it too much, but it reassured you to have him by your side.
After a few minutes, you felt his hand slowly sliding into yours, and you looked at him questioningly.
“I heard it is nice to hold the hand of someone scared,” he explained, looking again at something that wasn’t you while he talked.
You frowned and tilted your head. “I’m not scared?”
“I know,” Shaun replied, wiping the palm of his hand onto his pants. “I am.”
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As an autistic person, I want to say something about The Good Doctor.
Over the last month or so - but especially the last two days - Twitter has gone nuts about dragging the absolute piss out of this show. Because autism representation is so rare in major television shows or movies, I’ve been finding myself questioning whether The Good Doctor is in fact “good” representation in the slightest or if I’m just clinging onto it because it’s one of the few shows out there with an autistic lead… and people dragging the shit out of it has made me even more unsure because I’ve only seen one and a half seasons of the show so far and so I can’t really speak on how the show has done recently in regards to portraying autism.
Personally, do I feel that Shaun in TGD represents me and how I am autistic? No. But to be honest, I wasn’t expecting him to because autism is a spectrum and the areas where my autism affects my life will be different to other people’s; it’s also worth noting that it’s been shown that autistic traits are different in girls than in boys, and that girls tend to mask more etc. Obviously this does not apply to ALL boys and ALL girls, but in general it’s thought that girls and women tend to have different traits to boys and men.
With this in mind, Shaun actually does remind me at times of a child at the school I’m currently at - again, not 100% the same but there’s similarities in regards to how they talk, what they say etc. However, that child is five-nearly-six, and Shaun is a grown man so… do with that information what you will. There have also been a couple of moments I’ve had so far watching the show where it’s seemed like lightening has struck and I’m like “Oh that’s me!” - namely the social awkwardness and a meltdown scene. It’s not every episode, it’s only on occasion, but it’s been nice to see nonetheless because the only other time I’ve witnessed that with an actual confirmed autistic character is Newt Scamander.
Obviously I don’t speak for all autistic people, and I’m very aware that many other autistic people have expressed dislike and criticism of the show - and I get it, I truly do. I do think the show isn’t exactly the best written (to put it nicely) and that it gives a very stereotypical representation of autism, namely “white boy/man autism”. I don’t want to bash the show too much because while I’ve seen complaints about it, I’ve also had some fellow autistic people say to me that they love the show and that they feel Shaun represents them - and that’s great.
I do want to express my discomfort about the fact that people have turned a scene where Shaun is having a meltdown into a meme. There is a very fine line between criticizing a piece of media for bad representation and then mocking autistic meltdowns - and I think a lot of neurotypicals are in fact just using it as an excuse to laugh at autistic people and mock us. It’s not just that scene either: I’ve seen people mocking clips showing how he stands, how he talks, how he interacts with people, and it very much feels like people just wanted a chance to make ableist comments about autistic people.
It’s also interesting that this show has so far had six whole seasons air, it’s got extremely high viewership, and yet it’s only now that people are taking offence to a scene that occurred at least four years ago. I know that Twitter has had a field day over another scene in the first season where Shaun at first struggles to understand why a trans woman is “she” (which, you know, is a whole other kettle of fish given that I’ve seen it claimed that autistic people are more likely to be trans/NB etc), and far right TERFs/bigots were using that scene as some kind of “gotcha!”… right up until it was pointed out that by the end of the episode, Shaun fully accepted the trans woman’s gender identity and used the correct pronouns.
Again, I’m not saying this was brilliant writing or anything, but it was several years ago and is only now being brought up, same with other scenes taken out of context in the show… Yes, autistic people have voiced grievances with it before, but were ignored - I don’t believe for one minute that the neurotypicals making the memes and being preachy give one shit about actually autistic people or care about us, because otherwise why were our voices ignored before? It’s only now that it’s been getting public notice for the trans episode that people are going “ohhhh this show sucks and is bad representation” as if members of the autistic community haven’t voiced that opinion for years. It just rubs me the wrong way quite frankly.
What I will say is that I’m tired of seeing people drag Freddie Highmore though. He’s a good actor, anyone who’s seen him in things he’s done since his childhood will know that, it’s not his fault if he’s given shit scripts to work with. I do also think Freddie means well with his portrayal, even if he’s (as far as we know) allistic and the fact he appeared in an Autism $peaks video (because of TGD/all the cast did it) - the man has zero social media presence whatsoever though and didn’t even know what Pokémon Go was, so I’m going to give him the benefit of the doubt this time and assume he truly hasn’t been informed about how harmful that organisation is. Or maybe I’m just going soft on him because seven year old me had an age appropriate crush on him eighteen years ago, who knows at this point?
I’m hoping all of this talk will open up a dialogue about the show and about the representation of autism, if nothing else.
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Shaun- *stubs his toe* Aww fuck!
Melendez- Shaun what the fuck?! Where did you learn to curse?
Y/N- yeah Shaun, tell me who is the bitch, Imma rock their shit
Claire- *facepalms*
This was way funnier in my head, sorry, just tryna build the fandom
#the good doctor#claire browne the good doctor#shaun murphy reader#shaun murphy x reader#shaun murphy#neil melendez
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#the good doctor#the good doctor abc#thegooddoctoredit#gooddoctoredit#shaun murphy#claire browne#antonia thomas#freddie highmore#shaire#tvedit#televisionedit#*#now this this is beautiful
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The good doctor “The good lawyer”
#the good doctor#thegooddoctoredit#tgdedit#the good doctor spoilers#the good doctor season 6#the good lawyer#shaun murphy
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Round 1 of preliminaries, group 8
The first two places get a place on the bracket
Little reminder: there will be 2 more rounds of preliminaries, the losing blorbos of this poll still have 2 chances of getting in the official bracket
Propaganda under the cut
Stanford Pines (Gravity Falls)
"there are so many things wrong with this man i feel a kinship with him. Also the neurodivergency"
Miles "Tails" Prower (Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise)
"he's a young child who is incredibly autistic (maybe a technology special interest, tail wagging could be interpreted as a stim, he is a fox and foxes have a gene variant linked to autism, etc) and incredibly humble and loyal to sonic. however he does feel like he may be a burden to him, as discussed in sonic frontiers.
T: sonic, am i a burden to you?
S: wow, and how did you come to this well thought out concern?
T: whenever there's a crisis, i'm either running away or standing on the sidelines! you're always rescuing me, and all i do is follow you around!
in the adventure era, there was some character development where he learned to grow into his own person (well. you know what i mean) kinda (he saved an entire city which isn't why he's relatable it's the growing into your own person thing) he was also bullied for having two tails before he met sonic. sonic saved him from his bullies which is how they met 👍 he is literally me"
Jonathan Sims (The Magnus Archives)
"- emotionally repressed
- socially awkward
- ace"
Ford Prefect (The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy)
"he’s very trans and autistic coded at least in my mind, and he has the fashion sense of a loser transmasc lesbian. he cracks stupid jokes all the time, changes the subject with absolutely no warning, he’s simultaneously the most likable and most annoying character in the book, he’s so me"
Shaun Murphy (The Good Doctor)
"My brother got me into The Good Doctor. The only difference between my personality and Shaun's personality is my crippling social anxiety. I'm completely serious, my behavior when prior to developing social anxiety was identical to Shaun's (by which I mean I once shouted "I'm sharpening my pencil" in second grade completely unprovoked because I had no concept of it being socially inappropriate). Genuinely if I didn't have social anxiety, I would constantly be in a state of "hes just like me fr" and it would make complete sense to anyone who knows me and also watches The Good Doctor. Also keeping notes on flirting and keeping track of when people are flirting with each other around your workplace, which is a hospital, is a massive mood. That whole thing is basically him going around to colleagues and saying "this colleague was flirting with you! :D" and refusing to elaborate, then leaving. I love it and if I wasn't terrified of judgement I'd do the same thing."
Sonic (Sonic The Hedgehog Franchise)
"Transgender. To me.
Also very sarcastic. Idk how to explain, my brain is too smooth and he just me"
#tumblr polls#tumblr tournament#character bracket#character tournament#preliminaries#stanford pines#gravity falls#tails the fox#miles tails prower#sonic the hedgehog#sonic#jonathan sims#the magnus archives#ford prefect#The Hitchhiker’s guide to the Galaxy#shaun murphy#the good doctor
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called me gay and autistic in nine different ways
#house md#james wilson#bobs burgers#tina belcher#riverdale#kevin keller#new girl#jess day#mlp#twilight sparkle#stranger things#will byers#the good doctor#shaun murphy#criminal minds#spencer reid#nbc community#abed nadir#online quiz#personality quiz#actually autistic#neurodivergent
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#tumblr polls#lawrence gordon#meredith grey#derek stiles#shaun murphy#gregory house#stephen strange#doogie howser md#abby lockhart#sean mcnamara#bashir hamed#elliot reid#ava bekker#house md#doctor strange#grey’s anatomy#the good doctor#trauma center#saw franchise#scrubs#nip/tuck#transplant#neil patrick harris#e.r.#chicago med#medical malpractice
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if i had a nickle for everytime i liked a character that was both autistic and a surgeon, id have 3 nickles. isnt a lot but its weird that it happened thrice.
#will solace#silas bell#shaun murphy#yeah#riordanverse#the spirit bares its teeth#the good doctor#damien shut up challenge
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//Credit to loveupaigee on Instagram
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Shaun Murphy x reader - my comfort
Shaun Murphy from the Good Doctor with Werewolf (or were rabbit) Reader being his emotional support animal (or not it's cool) and just fluffy moments where Reader let's him pet her whenever he's upset. - Anon💜
Yawning a little, you stretched your arms above your head as you went back to scrolling through the computer in front of you.
“Don’t you have a job to be doing?”
“Don’t you have a person to be stabbing?”
You grinned a little as you flicked your eyes up to your friend, and she chuckled, setting a cup down in front of you.
“Have you seen Shaun yet?” Claire asked.
You shook your head, leaning back in your chair as you took the cup between your hands, taking a deep breath of that coffee smell before sipping it.
“Stop putting sugar in your coffee.”
“How did you know?! It was just a small bit!”
You set your cup back down, reaching out for hers and she handed it over, letting her swap cups with you.
“Because I’m just good.”
“It’s cheating, she has heightened senses and never told anybody.” Jared said.
“Seriously? All this time and you never thought to share?”
You beamed a little as you stood up, pushing the chair towards the clearly upset Shaun who was pacing back and forth.
“Isn’t it enough I basically live here?”
You rolled your shoulders, walking over to Shaun and you let the familiar burn take over you as you felt your body change.
Paws hitting the ground, you walked over to Shaun and yawned again, sitting down in front of him, pressing your side to his legs.
Instinctively his hands found their way to your head, fingers running through the now brown fur.
“That’s cheating.” Claire huffed.
You flicked your eyes to her.
“I think you should just stay like that, it’s quieter.” Jared smirked.
You snarled at him, snapping your jaws a little, and he laughed, sitting in the desk as he picked up the file you had been working on.
“I’m taking your patient.”
You breathed out a huff, and looked up at Shaun, and he looked at you briefly before looking away again.
“Stay as long as you need, we’ve got you covered.” Claire beamed.
With that her and Jared left, and you were left there with Shaun.
You rested your head on his leg, letting him pet the fur on your head.
“I suppose there are perks to having a werewolf who trusts you.” Melendez said.
You opened your eyes and growled at him, standing on all fours as you stood in front of Shaun who was still petting you.
Melendez raised his hands and backed away, and you heard someone laugh.
You turned around and growled and Andrews who quickly did the same thing.
“What’s the issue? You’ve never been angry with me?”
Shaun tapped your head a few times, and you looked at him.
“I want to go outside.” He said.
You stepped back, allowing him to get up, stills keeping a hand on you as you began to walk him towards the doors.
“Am I a good surgeon?” Shaun asked you.
He glanced at you, and you gave a small nose of confirmation.
“I am a good surgeon.” A repeated.
You let out a small bark, and he repeated his sentence.
You sat down in front of him, and he stopped walking, crouching down in front of you, his hand ruffling your fur.
“Your fur is very soft.”
You lowered your head for him.
“I like it.”
He pat your head a few times.
“Can you stay with me?”
You gave a small nod.
“Okay.”
He began to walk away and you trailed behind him, laying on the desk as he began to do some paperwork.
He carried on running his hand through your fur, the sensation was calming for him.
You knew this.
Sometimes he wanted you to sit with him, other times he wanted you to shift and just stay near him.
He knew when you were nearby he was okay and he was safe. You were his comfort, his protector.
You always had been since he met you a few years ago, and he knew that no matter what changed in his life you would always be there
#the good doctor#the good doctor x reader#the good doctor x you#the good doctor imagine#Shaun Murphy#Shaun Murphy x reader#Shaun Murphy x you#Shaun Murphy imagine
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I don't think they should keep infantilizing Dr. Murphy I think they should let him go batshit and stop treating him like a baby and let him just beat the shit out of people #autismoslay
Mount Rushmore, 1x2
#the good doctor#shaun murphy#im watching more medical dramas and..#theyre just so ableist its stupid.#house was bad but at least he didnt give a shit and the comments are openly seen as offensive
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WHERE IS THE GOOD DOCTOR FANDOM
HAVE YOU ALL WENT INTO ANOTHER SITE OR SM? I WANNA PARTICIPATE PLEASE FEED MY HYPERFIXATION
LET ME INTO THE SECRET CLUB PLEASE I BEG
#the good doctor#claire browne the good doctor#the goodest boy#shaun murphy#shaun murphy x reader#shaun murphy reader#claire browne#neil melendez
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