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- Donald Gray Triplett (September 8, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was an American banker known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner in 1943, and was labeled as "Case 1".
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Donald Gray Triplett (September 8, 1933 – June 15, 2023) was an American banker known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner in 1943, and was labeled as "Case 1".
- June 15, 2023 (aged 89), Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
- Donald Gray Triplett, September 8, 1933, Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
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- First person to be diagnosed as autistic
Jan 21, 2016 · The scholarly paper which first put autism on the map as a recognisable diagnosis listed Donald as "Case 1" among 11 children who - studied by Baltimore psychiatrist Leo Kanner - crystallised for...
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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Sep 20, 2023 · The history of autism dates back to the early 20th century, when it was first identified by Swiss psychiatrist Eugen Bleuler. Bleuler used the term "autism" to describe a group of symptoms that he observed in patients with schizophrenia.
Jun 20, 2023 · He was, effectively, the first child diagnosed with autism. We first wrote about Donald in The Atlantic in 2010 and explored his story in depth in our book and recent PBS documentary, both called ...
The first widely accepted diagnostic criteria for autism were established by the British Working Group in 1961. This group was chaired by Dr. Mildred Creak, one of the legendary pioneers in the field. The criteria consisted of a specific list of observable symptoms and behaviors that were required in order to receive a formal diagnosis of autism.
The term autism was first introduced by Eugen Bleuler in his description of schizophrenia in 1911. [1] . The diagnosis of schizophrenia was broader than its modern equivalent; autistic children were often diagnosed with childhood schizophrenia. [4] .
