The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer (Macmillan Publishers, 2009)
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Title
The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer (Macmillan Publishers, 2009)
Description
The Second Opinion engages with the representation of disabled doctors in two ways, albiet in a problematic manner. In the first engagement, we see Dr Sperelakis so disabled after involved in a hit and run and being comatosed that he is literally unable to perform his role as a doctor, not giving us even the slightest chance to imagine him as disabled and as a doctor.
On the other hand, we see his daughter who has Asperger's stereotyped as a savant who though is a doctor and has great cognition and photographic memory but lacks social skills, leading her to give up work in an urban American setting and instead join Doctors without Borders. This makes it appear as if being disabled makes one have to choose between their work and social life and one cannot have both, fueling the negative stereotypes around disability, especially in the medical field.
On the other hand, we see his daughter who has Asperger's stereotyped as a savant who though is a doctor and has great cognition and photographic memory but lacks social skills, leading her to give up work in an urban American setting and instead join Doctors without Borders. This makes it appear as if being disabled makes one have to choose between their work and social life and one cannot have both, fueling the negative stereotypes around disability, especially in the medical field.
Creator
Michael Palmer
Source
https://us.macmillan.com/books/9781429920124/thesecondopinion
Publisher
Macmillian Publishers
Date
2009
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Citation
Michael Palmer , “The Second Opinion by Michael Palmer (Macmillan Publishers, 2009),” Disability Inclusivity in Medicine: Representations, Policies, Environment, and Technologies, accessed April 27, 2025, https://mail.dhd752groupproject.digital.uic.edu/items/show/54.