#dr. han

[crazyrichxplainr]

Daniel Dae Kim for A Book Of (ph: Irvin Rivera)

[missexiled]

Dude, Dr. Han might actually be a good doctor. He knew Rumi’s voice was due to stress and being emotionally drained, so the tonics might’ve been given as a placebo for her.

[arguablysomaya]

“I AM A LEFTIST.

I AM A LEFTIST.

I AM A LEFTIST, DR. HAN.”

“you’re a social democrat who’s dream world still relies on cobalt from exploited workers in third world nations.”

“I AM A LEFTIST.”

[sebcalaguas]

I am a surgeon!

[giveamadeuschohisownmovie]

Not to jump on the Dr. Han memewagon, but when I went to the character’s profile on the Villains Wiki, I’m pretty sure someone edited it so that it reads that he was the main hero of season 2. The box for “type of villain” now just says N/A and his crimes are “doing what was right for the hospital and its staff”. Actually, the more I read it, the more it’s obvious that it was edited recently since you can still see the spelling errors.

[butterflyinthewell]

The Good Doctor gave us a fine example of a neurotypical steamrolling over an autistic person’s accommodations and then blaming the autistic person for not performing at their best.

Dr. Han waltzes into a surgery Shaun is helping with, introduces himself as the new Chief of Surgery and turns on music. The music is distracting to Shaun and he says so. Dr. Han says he feels the same when there’s no music.

The music causes Shaun to fumble and drop a surgical instrument. You can tell he’s totally mortified because he’s being forced to perform in a situation that is clashing with how his brain works.

Then Dr. Han gives him crap for it.

THIS IS WHAT SOCIETY DOES TO AUTISTIC PEOPLE ALL THE FREAKIN’ TIME.

I mean, can’t Dr. Han get wireless bluetooth earbuds and put one in just before he washes his hands (and not touch it till he finishes surgery), or would that still break sterile protocol?

[physalia-prime]

Dr. Han is a perfect example of why people on the Autism spectrum are so misunderstood

I'm sure I'm not the first to say this about him, but honestly? FUCK DR. HAN. Seriously. He could not get the hell out of there fast enough. He is the definition of a toxic person for someone on the autism spectrum.

First episode he shows up. He knows he has a surgeon with autism on staff, and completely writes Shaun off from the moment he steps in. Turns music on in the O.R. thinking it's a matter of exposure therapy for Shaun to get past it. He's wrong. Shaun does what he does best and helps his patients, and Han promptly pulls him out of the field and into Pathology, thinking as long as he's good at it he'll adjust, right?

Wrong. So, so wrong. Han did the equivalent of making his girlfriend get rid of her cat because he wants it to act like a dog. Shaun's not a pathologist, he's a surgeon for good reason.

To name one, he's a better person because of it. No, really. You know how everyone says if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life? Well that's Shaun, and he found it as a surgeon. You can't just take him away from it and expect him to still function the same.

He's always improving as a surgeon because HE WANTS TO. Ask anyone on the spectrum if this is true, and I'm sure there will be at least one person who will agree with me. Shaun Murphy would not have gone through medical school to be a surgeon if he didn't want to. Finding that thing you value more than your daily routine, the thing that makes you want to keep pushing yourself, it makes all the difference.

Han said Shaun failed the challenge when he was put in pathology, but never considered Shaun failed BECAUSE he was put in pathology.

I'll use myself as an example here, to make it easier. I've been told my whole life I'm an awesome writer. My English teachers all told me they loved grading my papers because more often than not, all my words were spelled correctly and they could focus on grading the actual paper. My dad sees this and thinks I should be a writer. Am I good at it? Sure. I won't deny it. But does it inspire me to keep pushing to be better? No, not really.

The reason for this I think is the same reason Shaun didn't want to be in pathology. There's no challenge. You focus on one patient, hand it off to the next person, and you're done. You start a story, you finish it, and you're done.

To an NT, it's not a bad way to live, knowing what to expect from your job day in and day out. And you're not wrong. In a world where almost nothing can be controlled, having a really easy job has its benefits.

But to an ND like me, it's not enough to go the easy route. I should know. That was my job when I worked at McDonald's, and I quit after a year because I thought I was going to lose my mind.

To summarize: Listen when someone on the spectrum tells you what they want to do with their life. Don't just write it off because you think it's impractical. Help them find something that makes it practical. If you see they're good at something, ask them about it. See what they say. If they say it's just something they do for the fun of it, believe them. If it turns into more, they will find a way to make it so. If not, just let. It. Be.

[inamadhousefulloflies]