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Forest, Mississippi, U.S. Occupation. Banker. Known for. First person to be diagnosed as autistic. Donald Gray Triplett (September 8, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was an American banker known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. [1] He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner in 1943, and was labeled as "Case 1".
Jun 18, 2023 · Donald Triplett, who as a child was “Case 1” in the history of autism diagnosis and as an adult became an influential case study in how people with autism can find fulfillment, died on Thursday...
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Jun 17, 2023 · FOREST, Miss. — The Mississippi man known as "Case 1," the first person to be diagnosed with autism, has died. Donald G. Triplett was the subject of a book titled "In a Different Key," a PBS...
Jun 17, 2023 · CNN — Donald Gray Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism symptoms, died Thursday, according to his longtime employer. Triplett was 89. Triplett started working at the Bank of Forest...
May 3, 2024 · Donald Triplett (born September 8, 1933, Forest, Mississippi, U.S.—died June 15, 2023, Forest, Mississippi) was an American male who was the first person diagnosed with autism. Triplett was the eldest son of an affluent family; his mother’s family had founded the local bank in Forest, Mississippi, and his father was an attorney.
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Jun 22, 2023 · Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89. JUANA SUMMERS, HOST: And now we're going to remember the life of a man who has been called autism's first child. In 1943,...
Dec 22, 2023 · In the United States today, about one in 36 children have been identified with autism spectrum disorder, according to the C.D.C. Triplett lived out his life in Forest, where he held various jobs...
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