The first person diagnosed with Autism is still alive today.

[Nervous Rex]

Donald Gray Triplett was the first person to be diagnosed with Autism, in 1938. He is still alive today: Donald Triplett - Wikipedia

 

[Rodafina]

Maybe he is here among us icognito!

 

[VictorR]

The Atlantic article cited is excellent, by the way, both as a profile and of speaking of the topic in general, including recognition of what I feel is one of the more challenging but less-discussed topics of how to support aging on the spectrum.

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/10/autisms-first-child/308227/

 

[Yeshuasdaughter]

"The first person diagnosed with Autism is still alive today."

.... and unto this very day he continues to make social situations awkward for his well meaning friends and relatives.

 

[Mary Terry]

Donald Gray Triplett was the first person to be diagnosed with Autism, in 1938. He is still alive today: Donald Triplett - Wikipedia

Donald Triplett is from the small town of Meridian in my home state of Mississippi, he has traveled the world by himself, and his brother, O.B. Triplett, used to be a prolific published writer of opinion letters to the editor of the state's largest newspaper. He is well known in Mississippi.

 

[Nervous Rex]

Donald Triplett is from the small town of Meridian in my home state of Mississippi, he has traveled the world by himself, and his brother, O.B. Triplett, used to be a prolific published writer of opinion letters to the editor of the state's largest newspaper. He is well known in Mississippi.

That's awesome. It makes sense that he would have to really stand out and be unique to be the first person diagnosed.

 

[Nervous Rex]

For me, it really highlights how recent our awareness of autism is.

 

[Georgia Galaxy]

Donald Gray Triplett was the first person to be diagnosed with Autism, in 1938. He is still alive today: Donald Triplett - Wikipedia

Lol the way that he approaches toys instead of people, that's so me! And also the fact that I'm still interested in toys and kids stuff at 17, by way of just research and fun

Yoooo, the last part of his 'Early Life' bit is almost identical to the stuff I do in my free time, which is almost like work :OO