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.
Don Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dead at 89
https://www.wlbt.com/2023/06/16/don-triplett-first-person-diagnosed-with-autism-dead-89/
2 Comments
QueenCrimson@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 3y
Wow, I had no idea autism as a diagnosis was so recent.
BackOnMyBS@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 3y
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/