Patience

This has to be one of the best detective shows I have seen in years , story line catches you and pulls you in. I have watched all 6 episodes and am now sitting praying for more . So prepare to be begging for more.

As the father of a son on the spectrum I found this show in most spot on. One or two peace's of it were a bit unbelievable of which were the flashbacks otherwise it was spot on. Where she obsessed over items and doesn't like being touched but yet hugs the DI B'a son is very plausible as someone on the spectrum can feel accepting of one person but not another. As for the premise of the show I can really see it with the obsessions that a person on the spectrum can have they don't give up until they have learned or finished what thier doing. My son learned 4 languages 2 of which he did in 7 months.and sat his final exams in secondary school (high school) and passed with honors.

This English version lacked poignant moments that could have been developed with the lead character, Patience.

The French / Belgian version; Astrid et Raphaëlle (Astrid on C4 UK) the lead character Astrid was played with more depth, and where you could feel her struggles.

All in all this is watchable and it was good to see the relationship develop between Patience and Detective Bea. This also showed how the main characters learned how to be understanding of Patience and tolerant towards Patience's difficulties, but also becoming more respectful of the skills that Patience could bring to the team.

Some really good casting in this version and I hope to see a second series, to see how all these characters evolve.

It's was great to see a location that was filmed outside of London.

My mother showed me this series because I am a young woman with autism and representation in the media for autistic females is next to none. Many people seem to dispute the accuracy and consistency of the symptoms she displays, but they're criticism comes from misunderstanding autism in females. You see Sherlock and the good doctor and see autistic people as one consistent stereotype, when its a spectrum disorder and people are filled with contradictions. The one consistency that exists in all autistics though is superior pattern recognition skills and that's why crime shows have these characters but rarely female ones and the difference between patience and those other characters is accurate to the disorder looking different in males versus female.

I want to dispute some peoples objections to the accuracy of Patience, as an autistic woman (diagnosed). Someone said she couldn't do hugs and touch but was fine when a child did that, as if that's proof she's making up the symptom or that its an error in the writing. That's not the case, people touching her triggers her as an autistic pers but my guess would be that when a young girl hugged her it was different because she saw herself in that girl and it was a child. Just a guess but the point is the "rules" of someones autism are not cut and dry and contain a lot of inconsistencies. For me I hate loud noises and crowded settings but love going to concerts, why that is isn't something I can clearly explain but its just different. As for the pediatric schizophrenia diagnosis I will say that specific disorder isn't the typical misdiagnosis for autistic girls, its usually borderline personality disorder or bipolar, but its more common then not that female autistics were diagnosed with a personality disorder before anyone thought to consider autism. That's the issue and I appreciate that they cover that in this show. I haven't watched everything and maybe there are flaws to Patiences character, but her autism is portrayed accurately and given how rare that is I'm rating this highly and think people should watch this as a representation of what female autism is.

As a person with autism, I enjoyed this show very much. The way Patience is portrayed as someone on the spectrum is so well done. It made me shed some tears, which is rare for me. Her emotions and reactions are very recognizable for me, but of course not all. Every person with ASD is different.

Laura Fraser shines as well, making me feel as if I could seek comfort with her character. Great casting, all of them.

The music is fantastic as well, the intro theme keeps lingering in my head. The melodies are so bittersweet, complementary to the story and the main character's arc. I can't wait for the next season!

Patience is an extremely poor remake of Astrid and Raphael, a long running French / Belgian production that has just ended its fifth series. Unlike its far superior portrayal of Astrid and her neurotypical difficulties, which are explored in much greater detail and far more sympathetically, Patience falls short of the mark in so many areas. As a person who has raised foster children who were on the autistic spectrum, Patience simply doesn't do justice to their trials and tribulations. Those wishing to watch a far more intelligent and extremely empathetic portrayal of the autistic spectrum, should search for Astrid and Raphael, as it is readily available for download or streaming, and is a sumptuous feast by comparison.