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Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 - Boston News, Weather, Sports

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(CNN) — Donald Gray Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism symptoms, died Thursday, according to his longtime employer. Triplett was 89.Triplett started working at the

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  1. The Hill

    Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 (opens The Hill)

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    FOREST, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi man known as “Case 1,” the first person to be diagnosed with autism, has died. Donald G. Triplett was the subject of a book titled “In a Different Key,” a PBS d…

  2. The Boston Globe

    Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 (opens The Boston Globe)

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    Donald Triplett's autism diagnosis arose from a detailed 22-page letter sent to a Johns Hopkins researcher in Baltimore containing telling observations by his parents about his aptitudes and behavior.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Donald Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    (CNN) — Donald Gray Triplett, the first person diagnosed with autism symptoms, died Thursday, according to his longtime employer. Triplett was 89.Triplett started working at the

  4. Fox News

    Donald Triplett, a savant who was the first person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89 (opens Fox News)

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    Donald Triplett, who became the first person diagnosed with autism, died on Thursday at the age of 89. A Mississippi native, he worked at Bank of Forest for 65 years.

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