Doctor Reacts To The Good Doctor | Viral Surgeon Meme Episode

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Production Director and Editor: Dan Owens
Managing Editor and Producer: Sam Bowers
Editor and Designer: Caroline Weigum
Editor: Juan Carlos Zuniga

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[redwolf]

As a human, he is a surgeon
If he was a fish, he’d be a sturgeon

[frankiesayspanic]

i am autistic and penguins are my special interest. one time my husband thought i might be wrong about the type of penguin i identified in a video we were watching. after he looked it up and saw i was (of course) right, i yelled, “i. aM. A PENGUIN EXPERT!!!” lol

[ThePatrick]

Speaking as someone on the spectrum, I think it is less to do with "He doesn't get social cues" and more "he doesn't like change and doesn't have interest in any other field of medicine, so if he isn't a surgeon he may drop being a medical doctor all together and so he is lashing out."

[apersonontheinternet]

Lets just appreciate the fact that we are blessed with such an educated and talented EDITOR

[jessicabaron]

Dr. Mike's comment about never seeing a case where the patient had to cry to advocate their case... that happened to me during my delivery of my first baby. I was in the hospital for three full days with three rounds of Cervidil and Petocin with nothing happening relating to dilation or anything; so much pain with cervix checks, etc. I got to the point of being so tired that I cried to the doctor to do a c-section at that point to which they were still leery to let me keep going in a half-a** labour where nothing was naturally happening. Finally they did it and agreed afterward that my body isn't capable of having a baby naturally so any future babies will be scheduled c-sections. Listen to the patient!! They shouldn't have to cry to make it happen :(

[wessltov]

Imagine cancelling someone's hopes and dreams in life, and then going "I don't know why he's so emotional and angry".
Pick up *THAT* social cue

[autumn]

Dr Mike. Why did it grow to this size why didnt anyone act on it?

Me: no insurance.

[Tobywan]

Many years ago I saw a documentary about a girl who had complained to her doctor for years about gaining weight despite eating healthy and exercising. I don't remember the details but it turned out to be tumor in her abdomen that had grown to a ridiculous size.

[Lordhitchy]

According to Google, specifically the Mirror, doctors in Beijing removed the largest Neurofibroma ever recorded and was 242lbs, which started out as a dark birthmark located on the lower back

[Balmungofsky]

So here's the main issue people tend to miss when it comes to his melt down. It isn't just because he has autism that he has the meltdown. Shaun has a toy scalpel as his stim tool that he got him his brother who died in front of him. His father figure who he looks up to after getting away from an abusive family is a surgeon. He's being forced out of a position that helps him feel like he's following not only in his adoptive father's footsteps, but also writing the wrong he sees in his brother dying. You can tell he's still traumatized by it when he starts seeing spiritual hallucinations of his brother. That's not just an autism melt down, it's a traumatic breakdown on top of it. It doesn't take until way way way later in the series that he finally gets to be at peace with losing his brother.

[VegQuaker]

As a disabled woman, I have had to advocate and beg and cry to be treated. Even though there's very clearly a medical necessity. Most recently, having 20 UTIs in 19 months

[Eetsaurus]

I really appreciate the accurate and respectfull explanation of autism at the end. Usually autism is seen as a bad condition, and I feel like The good doctor didn't help in breaking the stereotypes. Despite people appreciating him as a genious, no one wants to be him (or wants their children to grow up like him). He still has so many inaccurate depictures of autism. If this was in real life, he would never have become a doctor or a resident with those poor social skills. And that's the reality and the struggle of many autistic doctors (studying and working).

[cssimps]

I had a 30-lb tumor in 2015. It was an ovarian cyst gone wild. I was told it was most likely growing over a 3-4yr period. I can not imagine anyone having anything larger!

[tieganmccusker]

6:51 Dr.Mike’s clearly never been in a UK hospital where you have to beg the doctors to actually listen to you instead of just telling you “you’re blood test was normal, and you can stand, go home” 😂😂

[shivanshsoni]

Lets just appreciate the fact that we are blessed with such an educated and talented doctor

[emmahackler]

6:38 Unfortunately, I myself have had to cry and advocate so hard for myself to get a doctor to do something for my chronic pain. It’s unfortunate, but the reality for many people with chronic conditions.

[mollusckscramp]

Can we just acknowledge that Dr. Han is literally handsome Squidward?

[annissa]

Yup, I am autistic myself I can clearly say that Shaun is having a meltdown and I have to say it is not that badly portrayed. I can get it too when I feel someone or something opressing me/doing something against my will and I not see or gets a good explanation why (clear explanations is crucial for us) but I am highly masking so that only happens when I am at home. Beside that, these medical dramas is most often more or less silly, I think and that is why your reacting videos are so fun to wach! 😅

[fantasticesther]

The “I am a surgeon” is a meltdown. (I haven’t watched the show) but from what I know Sean has dedicated his whole life to becoming a surgeon. He knows the field well and he has a lot of passion for it. Having that taken away from him was overwhelming.
I’d also like to bring up that rsd (rejection sensitivity disorder)is a common issue that autistic people deal with.

[pixelchu]

Should’ve included the scene where Shaun panicked and left in the middle of a surgery. Iirc that’s the reason why he was moved into pathology for a bit.