Nicole Tisch

Nicole Tisch is the mother of Braden Tisch.

History
Nicole brought her son, Braden, into the practice. She was worried because he wasn't socializing or speaking. He'd had treatments for autism previously, but they hadn't worked. Braden had started speaking and then stopped suddenly at four. Cooper agreed to look into it and see if he could figure out what was wrong. Cooper examined him and during his exam, Braden briefly made eye contact with him before breaking it.

Nicole later returned to the practice enraged because she figured out that she recognized Cooper from an adult sex site. She said he shouldn't be a doctor and left quickly.

Despite Nicole's desire to have Cooper not work on her son, Cooper consulted with Sam, asking what he knew about acquired aphasia. He wondered if Braden was having seizures in his sleep, which was causing the aphasia.

Cooper went to Nicole's house and she slammed the door in his face. He got her to open it again by saying that Braden might not be autistic. He suggested instead that he had Landau-Kleffner syndrome. He'd had several seizures which caused his aphasia, which caused him to withdraw. He gave her the names of three pediatricians and all his research. He also pointed out that in order for her to know he was on the website, she also had to be on it.

Nicole brought Braden back into the practice, where Cooper gave him prednisone. He said a few hesitant words. After the prednisone had a chance to work, Braden said a few hesitant words, thanking Cooper for the truck. His mother said he'd started talking 45 minutes prior and said that whatever else Cooper is, he's a good doctor.

Familial
Nicole has a young son named Braden who stopped speaking suddenly after turning four.

Friendships
She has a friend named Beth whose daughter is a patient of Cooper's.