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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".
He started his advocacy career after discovering that he was on the spectrum, through attending Autism Society of America chapter meetings and receiving attention for being able to talk about his own experiences as an autistic person. [2] Thomas McKean was a guest on The Oprah Winfrey Show in 2001. On the show, he said that he was lonely as a ...
Bascom was one of the experts consulted to create an autistic character, Julia, for the children's show Sesame Street. [5] As an autistic person herself [6] and an advocate, Bascom stresses the importance of letting autistic people speak for themselves on issues that relate to their health, rights and well-being. [7]
Autism has meant we've had some of the highest highs, and experienced some lows far lower than I ever knew were imaginable. It has taught me to cherish and enjoy the simple things and I just want ...
An autistic child. The struggle for services. The 911 calls. This is the harrowing story of how one mom scrambled to get help for her son and keep her head above water.
Hubert Blaine Wolfeschlegelsteinhausenbergerdorff Sr. (a.k.a. Hubert Wolfstern, [3] Hubert B. Wolfe + 666 Sr., [4] Hubert Blaine Wolfe+585 Sr., [5] and Hubert Blaine Wolfe+590 Sr., [6] among others, 4 August 1914 – 24 October 1997) was a German-born American typesetter who held the record for the longest personal name ever used.
Eighty-seven percent of families with an autistic child report that they don’t take family vacations, according to a 2019 survey of 1,000 parents by the International Board of Credentialing and ...
Robison was born in Athens, Georgia, while his parents were attending the University of Georgia.He is the son of poet Margaret Robison (1935–2015) and John G. Robison (1935–2005), former head of the philosophy department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. [2]