A particularly stressful situation arises in Apple, when one morning Lea bursts into Shauns apartment and stress-eats his last apple, complaining vocally about how the landlord shut off her power the night before because she was playing her music too loud. Autistic people may find some aspects of communication and social interaction challenging. She's like Shaun, but also the opposite. He is later shown taking her hand again rather than the crossing wrists compromise he had had to use previously. The professional snooker player was born Shaun Peter Murphy on August 10, 1982, in Harlow, England. It transpires that the medication they administer to counteract the condition has expired due to budget cuts Salen enforced in the pharmacy and the baby dies. Shaun immediately comes to the rescue and instructs a fellow doctor how to perform life-saving measures, making on-the-spot diagnoses that seem unusually pertinent but ultimately save the boys life. Shaun puts the baseball on display on his shelf, next to the framed photo of him and Steve. Shaun's caution proves to be warranted as she experiences internal bleeding as a complication of her earlier miscarriage. He also decides that he wants to try shower sex with Lea. However, Shaun's diagnosis is proven to be correct, saving Sadie's life and Han publicly credits Shaun as the pathologist who made the discovery. Shaun lives in a small, somewhat dinky apartment where he soon runs into his neighbor Lea who knocks on his door to borrow batteries for her PlayStation controller that she urgently needs to finish the Uncharted game (Oliver). However, whether or not Glassman is right about how Shaun is behaving, he does genuinely appear to be bothered by having potentially caused his friend's paralysis and the fallout for it to the point that it literally keeps him up at night on at least one occasion, leading to Shaun having an unexpected epiphany and coming up with a possible solution for Lim. Burnt Food. In "SFAD," Shaun is able to empathize and bond with Tara, a young woman whose lack of immune system has trapped Tara in a bubble for her whole life. In "Growing Pains," Shaun's combination of empathy and blunt honesty results in his patient and his mother reconciling with each other, impressing Lim who states that conflict resolution is an important quality for an attending physician. In "Quarantine: Part Two," Morgan is instrumental in helping Shaun break out of the shutdown by getting him to focus on Santa Pete's abdominal surgery; with Doctor Lim incapacitated by the virus, Shaun and Morgan complete the surgery by themselves and save the patient. He also has trouble forming an emotional connection to his unborn child that is so far only a somewhat abstract concept of a small fetus in Leas womb. 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. I am not sure Freddie Highmore is neurotypical. In Letting Go, he fixates on a random patient who isnt even his to treat, antagonizing an important cardiac key opinion leader who was brought in to consult on a case. [3] Ultimately, Glassman took Shaun in, and raised him like a son. Shortly after Lim ends their friendship, Shaun begins rearranging his and Park's shared office furniture, leading to him and Park clashing before moving into a disused storage room as his private office. Lea tells him he can start by being an amazing dad to their daughter and raising her to be strong with all the love and support they can give. Even more extraordinary is that Shaun's statement that Zack was misdiagnosed before collapsing from his injuries leads Claire to successfully replicate Shaun's thought processes to see through his eyes and save Zack's life. He also tells her that he's trying to accept that Steve's death wasn't his fault. After some pushing by Glassman and a case that has similarities to Lim's, Shaun finally reaches out to Lim and although he isn't sorry for what he did, Shaun admits that he is sorry for the pain that he caused her. Instead, Shaun decides to try to perform an amputation in just minutes time and Vera in return asks Shaun to move on from Lea if she dies which he promises. In "Incomplete," Shaun helps treat Jeanie, a young woman who must lose the ability to have sex to save her life from tumors. Shaun advocates for Liam during his treatment and ultimately ends up being an inspiration to Liam who recognizes that being autistic doesnt necessarily mean you cant make great achievements in life. At the same time, Shaun's relationships with Lim and Glassman have both become strained following Lim's paralysis which may or may not have been as a result of his unauthorized surgery to fix Lim's liver. In the aftermath of their fight, in Rebellion Shaun sleeps on the couch and avoids talking to Lea by leaving for work early. Eventually, Shaun adapts and proves himself to be a capable leader and teacher who is greatly respected by Asher and Jordan Allen as well as Olivia Jackson and Ricky Guerin before they leave the hospital. Jared also reveals that he had carried Shaun's words before they parted with him that he would one day find happiness. An autopsy confirms Shaun's diagnosis of a second tumor which would've killed Julianne within just a few months time. At Carly's request, the two simply hold each other, with Shaun going so far as to actually hold Carly's hand, but he quickly becomes uncomfortable and has to leave. Shaun ultimately runs off in the middle of the conversation after coming up with the solution to his case, but is intrigued by Claire's claim that the walk was a second more relaxed date. In Irresponsible Salad Bar Practices, Shaun is somewhat flustered by the idea that he may have an irrational crush on radiology resident Cintia D'Souza, even though hes happy in his relationship with Lea. Steve Murphy (younger brother)Marcie Murphy (mother)Ethan Murphy (father) Stillborn Daughter (with Lea) Unborn Son (with Lea) Aaron Glassman (mentor/surrogate father)Sybil Meeks (ex-foster mother)Pam Dilallo (mother-in-law)Mike Dilallo (father-in-law)Donnie Dilallo (brother-in-law) Subsequently, the two continue with more informal dates, but Shaun struggles with the effects of his touch aversion upon their intimacy. The remarkable savant syndrome has come of age. I feel very fortunate to have been offered the part of Shaun, he told Digital Spy. Shaun insists that his being too emotional helped in this case, because otherwise they would have not found out about the vasa previa in time to correct it. "Turn Me On" - Shaun Murphy Band "Reason To Try" - Shaun Murphy Band "Feels Like Rain" - Opening for Bob Seger "Be Good To Yourself" Live at Callahan's Music Hall, Detroit Come be a part of our adventures! At an opportune moment, Lea divulges to Shaun that she has an ex-husband whom she no longer has any contact with. Shaun becomes convinced the date was a disaster and tells the story to his confused friends over the course of the episode. While Shaun is in his element and enjoys the challenge, the new experience and surroundings, and the rare opportunity to apply his perfect Spanish, Lea is not having as great a time. 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. After the state of emergency in California is lifted and life returns to a semblance of normalcy, Shaun allows Lea to visit again in person and invites her for a hug when she comes to his apartment. He lived independently in Casper, Wyoming for some time (though both Glassman and Shaun note that his neighbors provided much-needed help). 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. He assigns Shaun the non-surgical scut work while the other residents get to treat patients and actively assist in surgeries. Shawn Murphy currently serves as the Director of Research Computing and Informatics at Partners Healthcare and Associate Director for the Laboratory of Computer Science at the Massachusetts General Hospital where he developed the Research Patient Data Registry (RPDR) for Partners Healthcare. He buys a car fragrance tree that smells of pine trees because thats what he smelled when they were driving out of the city on their road trip, listening to the playlist that she put together for him. Mr. Murphy previously occupied the position of Managing Partner at KPMG (Ireland). After he starts dating Carly Lever, Shaun is comfortable with her kissing him, but not with holding hands. Shaun supports Leas decision, although he is saddened that Lea is so unhappy. Shaun is a capable person, who doesn't mind going to glassman when he needs advice. 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. When both Lea and Shaun are sitting in the waiting room of an abortion clinic, Leas name is called, but she hesitates. Ted he has Claire run a battery of tests on Lea. While Shaun is unable to contribute his knowledge, Claire replicates the conditions behind Shaun's thought processes with Zack and manages to figure out what Shaun had been trying to tell him, realizing that he was actually trying to say "treponema." Unknown to Shaun, Lea was rescued already and overhears Shaun on the radio talking with Vera about his love for her. Shaun does well driving out on the fairly empty and straight roads, but when Lea wants them to have some fun with burning rubber, Shaun mixes up the pedals and he ends up driving the car onto the road shoulder where he hits a large rock that damages the underside of the car enough for it to have to be fixed in a garage. Verchere was born in Vancouver, British Columbia on February 4, 2002. Murphy was qualified for the 2005 World Championship after he beat John Higgins and Peter Ebdon in two qualifying matches. Status: Profession: At one point, Shaun advocated against giving a patient surgery to fix a dent in his forehead as the surgery was cosmetic and unnecessary. After Shaun snaps out of it, Andrews, Glassman and Jordan trust his judgment to the point that they follow his directions with a simple explanation of how he came to his conclusion on the issue. 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