Donald Triplett, the 1st person diagnosed with autism, dies at 89
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The Mississippi man known as "Case 1," the first person to be diagnosed with autism, has died.
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 documentary film, BBC news magazine installment and countless medical journal articles.
But to employees at the Bank of Forest, in a small city about 40 miles (64 kilometres) east of Jackson, he was simply "Don," WLBT-TV reported.
Triplett died Thursday, confirmed Lesa Davis, the bank's senior vice president. He was 89.
Triplett worked for 65 years at the bank where his father Beamon Triplett was a primary shareholder.
"Don was a remarkable individual," CEO Allen Breland said of Triplett, who was known as a fiercely independent savant. "And he kept things interesting."
Triplett, a 1958 graduate of Millsaps College, enjoyed golf and travel and was frequently flying to exotic locales, Breland said.
