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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. [1] He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner in 1943, and was labeled as "Case 1". [2] [3] Triplett was noted for his savant abilities, particularly the ability to name musical notes played on a piano and the ...
- June 15, 2023 (aged 89), Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
- Donald Gray Triplett, September 8, 1933, Forest, Mississippi, U.S.
- Banker
- First person to be diagnosed as autistic
Dec 13, 2022 · In a new film airing tonight on PBS called In A Different Key, filmmakers Caren Zucker and John Donvan tackle the history of autism. It includes a portrait of the first person ever diagnosed with ...
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Dec 13, 2022 · This is explored in a new film called "In A Different Key," which features Don Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism. Filmmakers Caren Zucker and John Donvan joined Geoff Bennett to ...
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Jun 20, 2023 · From the October 2010 issue: Autism’s first child Many people on the autism spectrum still struggle to belong—in all senses of the word. To be sure, society has come a long way this century ...
A surprising new historical analysis suggests that a pioneering doctor was examining people with autism before the Civil War. John Donvan and Caren Zucker. January 2016. In 1938, Hans Asperger, a ...
Dec 15, 2022 · New documentary 'In A Different Key' follows first person ever diagnosed with autism. PBS is an American public broadcast service. Watch on. Summary. The prevalence of autism in the United States ...
May 3, 2024 · June 15, 2023, Forest, Mississippi (aged 89) 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 ...
