Don Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dead at 89
cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/190173
He’s the subject of a popular book, a PBS documentary, and countless magazine stories and medical journal articles, and his name has its own entry in the Encyclopedia Britannica.
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Wow, I had no idea autism as a diagnosis was so recent.
They made a documentary about him. I haven't seen it yet, but I will soon in remembrance. Here's the link: https://www.pbs.org/video/in-a-different-key-qgzmya/