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Who was the first person to be diagnosed with autism?
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2010-09-21 14:07:51
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"Donald_Gray_Triplett_Autism_Case_#1">Donald Gray Triplett Autism
Case #1
According to the Atlantic Monthly the first person to be diagnosed
with Autism was a man named Donald Gray Triplett of Forrest
Mississippi, he was diagnosed 67 years ago and he is 70 years old
now, he has a very great and prospering life.
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