Donald Triplett, who as a child was “Case 1” in the history of autism diagnosis and as an adult became an influential case study in how people with autism can find fulfillment, died on Thursday at his home in Forest, a small city in central Mississippi.
Triplett, said.
This March, the figure was one in 36, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
What is clear is that the modern understanding of autism can be traced to events in Mr. Triplett’s childhood.
Donald Gray Triplett was born in Forest on Sept. 8, 1933, to Mary (McCravey) Triplett, a high school English teacher whose family owned the local bank, and Beamon Triplett, a lawyer who had been educated at Yale Law School.
Persons:
Donald Triplett, “, O.B, Triplett, Triplett’s, Donald Gray Triplett, Mary, Beamon
Organizations:
Centers for Disease Control, Yale Law School
Locations:
Forest, Mississippi