Shaun is quiet, super intelligent, and has a person very close to him that he often looks to for advice. Ted he has Claire run a battery of tests on Lea. Shaun Murphy was born on August 10, 1982 in Nottingham, England, UK. Lea rushes inside to find that Shaun succeeded in saving Vera through an amputation and both are lifted out of the basement by the firefighters. In doing so, Shaun made Claire a better doctor because he inspired her to look through his eyes and save a life. As Vera didn't die, Shaun doesn't have to break his promise by not moving on from Lea and Lea tells him that Shaun makes her more before they start kissing again. The Good Doctor Season 6 Episode 21 Release Date and Time Shaun's subsequent breakdown in the locker room causes him to break the toy scalpel Steve gave him as a child as Claire helplessly watches, unable to help her friend. Workplace: Another interesting case that Shaun works on is a an autistic teenager, Liam, who is growing up very sheltered by parents, much unlike Shaun. Despite being hurt by the truth, Carly appreciates it because Shaun's honesty is what she likes about him and doesn't want to lose him. They smile and embrace happily. When the bride and her husband hesitate to make a decision, Shaun's blunt honesty causes them to confront their fears and accept the surgery. Lim orders Shaun to apologize, but his attempts to instead explain his reasons to the nurse escalate the situation. Shaun says he would definitely listen since he hates the sound it makes. However, Shaun does finally accept the idea of Lea carrying a little growing human inside her when he accompanies her to her OB-GYN appointment and together they see and hear the babys heartbeat on the ultrasound. Carly is shown to understand Shaun on a level that most people don't due to having an autistic sister and as such, isn't immediately put off by Shaun's blunt and potentially hurtful answers that are given in the moment. Lea does get somewhat stressed out but insists to Shaun that everything is fine, flip-flopping between wanting to cancel the engagement party or not. As a result of his behavior, Glassman accuses Shaun of acting childish and isolating himself like he did in high school and the beginning of med school, ironically while Glassman had been avoiding Shaun so as to not deal with his own emotions on the matter. However, when Shaun, Andrews and Glassman check on a recovering Lim, they discover that her injuries have left Lim paralyzed from the waist down. Lim eventually helps Shaun figure it out by comparing his focus on sex to Shaun's focus on surgery. When Shauns heroic airport save is being broadcast all across social media and the local news, the decision is reconsidered. Following his firing, Shaun's communication issues leads to him failing to catch the cues that Zack Cordell is angry with him at a bar, leading to Zack beating him up. Glassman goes so far as to praise Shaun's save to Lim despite his initial anger and later tells Jerome that Shaun is the one that they need, not himself. The two ran away together and lived in an abandoned school bus together, until Steve's accidental death while playing in an old building with a group of other children. During Shaun's first attempt at a lead surgery, it is Park who recognizes that Shaun isn't having a meltdown but rather that he has seen something that he is having trouble expressing to the other doctors. Andrews advice to Shaun proves helpful as he tries to figure out his feelings, but he later suffers an emotional breakdown in Glassman's office out of fear that everyone will get sick of him and ultimately leave. Glassman bring the news that Shaun's father has died a short time later and as Shaun cries, Lea comforts him, holding Shaun in her arms with Shaun showing none of the hesitation or trouble he had with Carly. The actual dinner with Leas parents turns out to be somewhat uncomfortable as expected, but Shaun saves the day by making analogy to hemorrhoid surgery and suggesting they treat the dinner as a means to become more comfortable with the idea of Shaun and Lea being a somewhat mismatched but happy couple. Inspired by his experience with Tara, Shaun begins properly responding to Carly's texts. Inspired by Shaun's words, Andrews chooses to fire Han in order to be able to rehire Shaun who gets his job back despite the fact that it may have destroyed Andrews' career at the hospital. The broken car strands the both of them in a small town where they go out to a bar, and Lea goes through a lot of firsts with Shaun. As a result, Shaun and Danni clash several times, although they are able to work together during her time on Shaun's team. As much as Shaun had loved Lea before, he loves her even more now and is happy that Lea is his wife. He questions whether he is a coward to take the advice given by Glassman and Lea to keep his head down so that he doesnt lose his job. It was during this time that Steve promised Shaun they would never go back to their parents. At the end of the episode, Lea does move back in and Shaun tells her he thinks having her back in the apartment is not the same as when they were roommates, its better. Lying in bed with Carly afterwards, Shaun smiles in excitement at having had his first time. From Dr. Shaun Murphy to Jared Kalu, we take a look at the Myers-Briggs Personality Types of The Good Doctor characters. She says she spent all day telling herself why terminating the pregnancy is a good idea, but now that it is actually happening, it she no longer wants to go through with it. Shaun and Danny's difference of opinion over a xenotransplant nearly leads Shaun to fire her before changing his mind after getting some advice from Lim. When I binge a series with a character that I've become absolutely obsessed with, I'll wish that I was that character and begin to compare myself to . Shaun loses out on his first lead surgery, instead guiding Lim and Andrews through the procedure he uncovered. Shaun repeatedly insists that he had done nothing wrong as he had saved Lim's life, but both Lim and Glassman push him to take some kind of accountability for his actions. After a patient makes him famous through the Internet for saving her life in ". Shaun ends up informing Evan about the cancer, but Evan says he already knows. Shaun eventually explains that he was overwhelmed by the unpredictability of it all and thus didn't have a good time and isn't sure if Carly did either. He is sent home with a medical walking boot and pain medication. Claire later tells Shaun that she sees him as a role model on certain things and seeks Shaun's advice on how to deal with her mother. In Newbies, Shaun is asked to help evaluate the six new resident applicants but struggles with connecting to them on a more personal level. Based on certain observations, Shaun concludes Dr. Shaun appears visibly bothered during Glassman's accusations, before snapping and kicking him out. At the same time, Shaun faces a personal crisis when his friends point out that Carly didn't invite Shaun to spend time with their friends and they have not officially defined their relationship as that of boyfriend and girlfriend. During the episode, Shaun goes on an eventful first date with Carly Lever which includes him catching a bottle of wine that he accidentally sent flying into the air, making a bad joke that causes Carly to chuckle and hitting a very understanding woman with a door while trying to be chivalrous. There are many different levels to the spectrum; Murphy can communicate with the other doctors but often has trouble. Attending the birthing class, they end up being thrown out when Shaun keeps interrupting the instructor with unhelpful medical details about the birthing process that disrupts the class and disconcerts the other couples in attendance. Carly, having done research on James' life, is devastated that her choice might cost his life, but Shaun comforts her. Jared recalls that, before he left, Shaun had told him that Jared would eventually find happiness, but he was miserable in Denver and fears that he's a failure. Despite this, Shaun has genuine feelings for Carly as shown when she asked him to speak with her instead of ignoring Carly if he had feelings for her at all. Murphy is a surgical resident on the show, and he is on the autism spectrum. Shaun takes this news hard. After hearing the young man's story, Shaun actually empathized with the patient and came up with a simple and ingenious solution that fixed the problem while also saving costs. She still struggles with the loss of their baby, particularly when a young mother comes to the clinic in hopes of saving her babys life that hangs in the balance. Lea thinks Shaun is a little quirky but refreshingly honest, she takes a liking to him right away. Shaun recognizes Liams sensory issues and urges the medical staff not to touch him when Liam is brought in in an agitated state. Sorry I'm only now seeing it? Shauns scores are unsurprisingly low due to his sometimes brutally honest and no-nonsense bedside manner. Shaun begins seeking the advice of his friends with Morgan advising Shaun against leaving Carly for Lea, calling Lea a flake. In the end, Shaun himself decides he wants the error reported, and he and Glassman go to Andrews office together to make a statement. M.D. Dr. Dr. Andrews is unhappy with Shauns blunt and offensive approach, and instructs Shaun not to talk to Dr. They have two children. For the actor, it's the impact that Shaun as a character has made on viewers that makes him an important part of his career. In a bout of resentment and anger, she tells him they shouldnt get married and perhaps they shouldnt even live together. The operation is ultimately a success despite the intense pain Kerry had to suffer rather than risk a relapse. Shaun's breakdown leads to him sitting against the wall in the locker room and thumbing his toy scalpel to the point that it breaks and then continuing even after that. In Gender Reveal, Lea and Shaun make plans to go to birthing class and also learn that their baby is going to be a little girl. Shaun changes his mind about the poster not being inspiring to anyone after a patient he treats says the poster prompted him to ask for Shaun as their physician specifically. What is Shaun Murphy's IQ? Contents 1 History 1.1 Early life 1.2 Season 1 1.3 Season 2 1.4 Season 3 1.5 Season 4 After figuring out how to perform the surgery, Shaun rushes to Andrews' home to bring him the news and together the two present the surgery to Lim. Shaun is alone in the world and unable to personally connect with those around him, but he finds his niche using his extraordinary medical skill and intuition to save lives and challenge the skepticism of his colleagues. He was raised in Irthlingborough, Northamptonshire and the family faced financial troubles. Carly eventually admits that she thought her friends might have trouble accepting Shaun, but realizes that she was wrong and apologizes. He also tells her that he's trying to accept that Steve's death wasn't his fault. Shaun was clearly uncomfortable treating the young man, but his unique insight into the young man's condition allowed him to recognize that he was autistic and not psychotic as was originally believed, help calm him through most of an MRI and figure out what was wrong with the patient. During the date, Shaun asked Carly 83 questions, many of which were quite invasive for so early in a relationship. During hospital scenes, Shaun's thought process is frequently captured in an overlay for viewers, demonstrating his eidetic memory. Trying to countersteer his low scores, he overcompensates and creates incredibly awkward moments with the daughter of the patient that he and Park are treating. A medical relief mission takes Shaun to Guatemala in Venga and Vamos, along with Lea and some of his colleagues. Lea is afraid that they will especially be judgmental towards Shaun since he is very different and sometimes awkward in social situations. Shaun struggles emotionally with Lim's state as it reminds him of Steve's death. What is The Good Doctor's disability? Shaun makes it clear that he wishes to remain a surgeon despite the problems that come with his communication skills. They are going to provide a rare opportunity to the locals to receive life saving surgery that otherwise wouldnt be offered to them out in the rural area they live in. Mr. Murphy previously occupied the position of Managing Partner at KPMG (Ireland). When Lea gets pregnant again, Shaun goes somewhat overboard in preparation for the baby, some of which is justified as Shaun and Lea had been warned by Lea's doctor that it may never be safe for her to get pregnant again after Lea's earlier miscarriage. We also learn more about Shauns childhood how he grew up in an abusive household and ran away to live in an abandoned bus with his younger brother Steve and they struggled to get by without the support of their parents. He is shy and avoids social media. They both agree that they have a whole lot of things they need to work through in terms of their individual insecurities. In the later years of his residency, Shaun's greater experience with patients leads to him becoming more visibly empathetic and less blunt, at one point only agreeing to deliver a bluntly honest diagnosis because Lim, as his boss, orders him to do so. 1992Casper, Wyoming, U.S.[1] Things get humorous when Asher and Jerome bring a casserole to the departmental potluck that is inadvertently spiked with magic mushrooms (Potluck). Claire reassures him that she thinks he will be a great father because he cares and will strive to always change for the better. Chambers about autism again. Shaun finally lets himself be comforted by Glassman and clings to his chest while Lea looks on helplessly. They run more tests in the wake of this, and Claire has to deliver the devastating news to Shaun that there is another blood clot in the umbilical cord and the babys development process is already compromised with no way to save their unborn child. In "I Love You," Shaun refuses to leave Vera's side even though both Lea and Vera urge him to go. The only drawback that will eventually taint their big day is that Dr. Lim and Nurse Villanueva, unbeknownst to the party guests, are being stabbed a few stories below as the result of a domestic violence dispute. Shaun eventually realizes that he has trouble being intimate and vulnerable, but still can't have sex with Carly. Shaun becomes excited as he now truly feels married for the first time. In "A Big Sign," Shaun, Asher and Danny treat Julianne, a famous marriage counselor with a brain tumor. As noted by Glassman, Shaun shows mercy to Zack despite his cruel and violent actions which is extraordinary in and of itself. The practice dinner is somewhat rocky with Shaun struggling his way through small talk, ending on Glassman voicing his own concerns that Shauns relationship with Lea is moving too fast, all the while Shaun accuses Glassman of not liking Lea. In "45-Degree Angle," Shaun finally gets his first surgery in the form on an appendectomy. In "Mutations," Carly and Shaun continue to struggle with intimacy, even after Lea moves out. He and Lea wonder if that means that theres something wrong with their relationship, and Lea confesses that she is still attracted to a certain physical therapist who works at the hospital. At one point, Shaun lived with a distant foster mother who was fond of saying "tough titmouse" in response to a challenging situation. In Waiting, Shaun is assigned a case of a young boy with bullet shrapnel that traveled to his brain and may result in his death. However, Kenny also helped Shaun once when Shaun wanted to see what it was like to just float on water after a patient had told him it was a liberating feeling, so Shaun asked Kenny to help him break into a pool at night. Carly has Shaun touch one of her breasts for the first time, exciting Shaun who tells Carly that she has no sign of lumps. Lea thinks Glassman was wrong not to trust Shaun and has him actually taking her car out into the street after they go a few rounds on a motel parking lot. Lea decides that she wants a doula for the birth because there are some things that Shaun cannot help her with, such as a massage or other emotionally supportive aspects. Lea seems happy with that, but admits to Shaun later that shes also disappointed that shes not going to have a more ceremonial white-dress wedding a concern that Shaun voices to Dr. Glassman. Though the surgery appears to go off without a hitch, at the end, Shaun gets into an argument with a nurse about the way she hands him an instrument, ending with Shaun kicking her out of the operating room. According to Glassman, this is proof that while Shaun may not communicate as others do, he does communicate and is heard and inspires others. Shaun later suffers an emotional breakdown that leads him to forcefully demand his job back and causes Han to fire him. Park realizes that Shaun actually saw something and is having trouble communicating it. Shaun and Dr. Claire eventually speaks to Carly who admits that she enjoyed Shaun asking so many questions as Carly hates small talk. The 25-year-o. A feel good show for some, an inspiration for many, The Good Doctor was inspired from a South Korean medical drama of the same name. As the situation appears to be resolved, Lim goes into distress due to previously undetected damage to her heart. The two ultimately reconcile and move in together. Together, the two successfully remove the gallbladder and deal with a hemorrhage that develops. Shaun dedicates himself to figuring out how to pleasure Carly, though without much success. This shows that he is a highly visual learner. Both Shaun and Lim admit that they miss each other and agree to begin working on repairing their friendship and are seemingly close again within a few months, likely aided by the fact that Shaun's persistence finally pays off in finding a way to safely fix Lim's spine. They got married right out of high school and soon realized it was a mistake and divorced again. Unknown to Shaun, Lea was rescued already and overhears Shaun on the radio talking with Vera about his love for her. Dr. Glassman gets increasingly worried that Shaun is not equipped to live on his own and suggests an aid, or rather a therapist to help Shaun with everyday life tasks and challenges. Alias: While his mentor Glassman tells Shaun he cant be perfect all the time and that everyone makes mistakes, he also advises Shaun to find comfort in the people who love him, accept the loss and move on after learning from the mistake. After some deliberation whether they really want their wedding and all the preparations to be accompanied by a TV crew, the two of them finally agree that it would be a great way to advocate for neurodiversity and be an inspiration to others who feel like theyre different and dont fit in. Lea also sees how much Shaun is wrestling with the new performance rating system. Additionally, he becomes fixated on certain objects at times, most notably the toy scalpel that Steve gave to him. Among the things Shaun dislikes are pickles, mushrooms, anchovies, olives, garlic, mayonnaise, walnuts, Chinese food, bread with cinnamon, nuts, seeds or berries in it, the way coffee makes him feel, and direct questions. In Teeny Blue Eyes, Shaun wakes up in the morning to an otherwise empty bed. They both silently agree to abort the pregnancy. However, Lea loses contact with Shaun in the process. He dreams about Dr. DSouza knowing and catering to all his autistic traits and imagines kissing her, which disconcerts him. Shaun's intervention and solution of the problem earns him Nakano's respect with the older doctor going so far as to ask Shaun to join him in the surgery and then later tell him that it was nice operating with Shaun. This list is the 10 other scales that that have the highest correlation with high IQ--->low IQ when aggregated at the character level.. genius (not dunce) (r=0.94) knowledgeable (not ignorant) (r=0.87) perceptive (not unobservant) (r=0.84) competent (not incompetent) (r=0.84) After some difficulty with new resident Dr. Danica "Danni" Powell, Shaun considers firing her on her first day, despite being reminded of how much he'd pushed back against his own attendings as a resident. When both Lea and Shaun are sitting in the waiting room of an abortion clinic, Leas name is called, but she hesitates. However, the time in Guatemala helps Lea greatly to come to terms with her grief, and she realizes that she would not have gotten there without Shaun. After one of his mistakes in leadership costs a patient his life as Shaun does not check on Asher's work, Shaun refuses to continue training residents until Lim makes Shaun talk Asher through a procedure on another patient. This brings the cowbell into the mix, which Shaun wants them to ring if either of them ever feels they are veering off-course. This hits Shaun hard, although through all of this he holds Lea up and supports her every step of the way. He has also completely lost his aversion to physical intimacy with Carly with their first attempt at sex ending due to Carly's hesitations rather than Shaun's. Lea tells him shes glad that Shaun bounced back more easily than she did, and it appears they are at a bit of an impasse. They havent had sex in nine days, and it leads Lea to resort to using a vibrator to boost her own morale, which unfortunately Shaun inadvertently walks in on. However, after learning just how badly this action hurt Glassman, Shaun learns how to drive with Lea's help so that he can drive Glassman around instead. Glassman, temporarily back in San Jose to sell his house, bears witness to Shauns breakdown and an accusation made by Shaun that the baby would not have died if Glassman, in his role as hospital president, had reined Salen in. He was previously married to Clare Murphy. As a result, he may make a decision that is rational and by the rules, but morally wrong or otherwise harmful such as taking away Dr. Glassman's license due to the rules dictating it while not understanding why Glassman was angry with him, Shaun was able to see that Glassman was upset, but not able to understand why he was upset. He also begins acting more and more on his own with cases instead of working with his residents. Claire's questions cause Shaun to realize that they didn't kiss at the end of the date, nor did they plan their next date. At the same time, in the aftermath of his confrontation with Lim, Shaun appears to be secretly struggling, although he does his best to hide it. Ironically, when the time comes, Shaun himself ends up conflicted on the matter and he is relieved when an alternative arrives at the last minute. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Shaun even allowed the homeless Park to be his roommate for a time. When a problem arises, Shaun is able to come up with a surgical solution that makes Lea's pregnancy safe for her, although he subsequently isolates Lea in recovery while annoying her with his overprotectiveness. Jordan in particular proves to be good at working with his moments of uncertainty, even encouraging Glassman to learn from Shaun rather than their relationship being of Shaun only learning from Glassman. Afterwards, Andrews privately approaches Shaun and admits that he had been driven by his own doubts and anger over the repercussions of Andrews' choice to save Shaun at the cost of his own career. However, Andrews is sympathetic enough to excuse Shaun's behavior despite his anger because Shaun is grieving over the recent loss of his child. What began as a description of 10 cases by Dr. John Langdon Down in 1887 at the Earlswood Asylum in London culminates now, 130 years later, with. Shaun's ability to relate to Tara due to his own experiences allow him to convince her to take a gene therapy that could cure her. In Sacrifice, this escalates into a fight that turns from verbal to physical when Glassman tries to somewhat inconsiderately intervene in Shaun's oncoming meltdown and the latter slaps him in the face in an attempt to fend off the unwanted physical contact, insisting that he does not want to be ordered around and wants to make his own decisions.
