What can you learn from “The Good Doctor”?

Shaun Murphy is an autistic doctor trying to become a surgeon and gain his place in the medical career. He comes from a complicated background of tragedy and a troubled family. Shaun is not alone, though. He has the help of Dr. Glassman, who met him when he was very young and has tried to help him ever since.

This is a good show about autism, but it is more than just a show about autism.

Connection

Connecting with other people is essential. It is a vital need we have as human beings, but we need to try hard to truly connect.

Communication seems to be the key to that connection, but it is hard - for everybody. Shaun may lack some important social skills, but throughout the show, we see that everyone, at some point, has difficulties in communicating and connecting.

Despite being one more medical show, The Good Doctor is different. It is more focused on Shaun’s social learning than on the medical cases. It is refreshing because of that.

You can do (almost) everything.

We live in a world where people try to sell the idea that everyone can do everything. Yet, there are limits, and they aren’t bad. Our unavailability to accept them is.

This show doesn’t talk about giving up, never, but it shows that sometimes there are limits to what we can do. And that’s okay. This is especially important because it makes the show more realistic and relatable.

“I’m learning.”

One thing that I truly loved was Shaun’s humbleness and the importance he puts in the act of learning. Shaun shows that learning is vital, even if you want to do more than what is asked of you now. So forget the ego and gain your space.

Also, with autism or without it, everyone makes mistakes. The show keeps reminding us of that.

Keep fighting. Always.

Shaun’s life wasn’t easy, but the show is not about victimizing him or making you cry all the time. Instead, some comic situations about communication issues make the story lighter.

The main lesson to learn from this show is: we need to be more tolerant of other people. We all have different issues.

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