The first patient in the world to be diagnosed with autism died in mid-June at the age of 89, his relatives announced. THE Donald Triplett, known as “Donald T.” in the scientific literature, he was diagnosed by doctors in 1943 with the neurocognitive disorder called “autism” at the age of 10.
First case recorded in medicine, this American played a key role in defining the disability, and for this reason he gave many interviews and was the subject of a documentary and a book.
When he was a child, Donald Triplett was not responding to what his parents asked of him, showed no interest in other children, but displayed abilities to retain very accurate information and facts about various subjects.
His parents are worried they wrote a 22-page letter to a child psychiatrist, detailing their son’s behavior. A document that has remained a reference to the documentation of the symptoms of the disorder as relayed by the Athens News Agency.
Despite his diagnosis, which at the time was considered to be severely disabling, Donald Triplett managed to continue his studies and work for more than 60 years on the banks of the small Mississippi town of Forrest.
In 2020, one in 36 children were diagnosed with autism in the US, according to research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
Source: News Beast
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