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First person diagnosed with autism dies 89 · Aspergers & Autism Podcast [The Aspie World] AuDHD

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  So 2023, the world's oldest living person with the term
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  Aspergers as a diagnosis actually died at age 89.
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  Guys, welcome back into the aspy world.
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  What's going on? My name is Dan, I have autism
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  and I make weekly videos all about the stuff.
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  down below. And if you're new around here,
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  autism, you can do autismhacks.net.
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  Guys, what's going on? I came across this article right
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  and it was in the mail. And the guy's name is Donald
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  Triplett. I think his name is now.
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  He was the first person ever diagnosed with autism.
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  He's from Mississippi in America, and he was diagnosed in
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  the state in 1938. He just died recently,
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  unfortunately at the age of 89, which is a grand old age.
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  And I, you know, think he's a pretty amazing life.
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  And the thing about it was that in 1938 or someone even heard
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  about that a long diagnosed. I mean it was basically widely
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  not understood. And for Hassan to be diagnosed
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  back then or some was pretty amazing.
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  The importance in the recognition of what he, you
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  know, what he stood for was that the historical context of autism
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  and the achievements of such as somebody room to 89 is quite
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  interesting because he lived a longer time than what is
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  expected to somebody with an autism diagnosis.
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  But also having this one link back that far in history to know
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  things like what was schooling like, what was, you know,
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  growing up like what was your issues as a kid?
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  What was your issues with your parents and your family and your
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  friends and things like that. That whole idea was fascinating
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  and I think that, you know, people really did capture the
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  moment while they could. And this brilliant guy has has
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  passed away and left us, which is a shame.
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  But it's, it's interesting. So we can all reflect on the
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  achievements of, you know, what's been made and
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  understanding autism and this person's contribution to the
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  autism community and the research over the years.
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  And yeah, if anything, we can bring us together to make us
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  more supportive for each other. So I just wanted to update you
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  guys on that. So yeah, here is to Donald
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  Triplet. You're also all right, guys,
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  please.