Donald Gray Triplett was an American known for being the first person diagnosed with autism. He was first diagnosed by Leo Kanner, and was labeled as “Case 1”.
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He was also interested in creating musical chords. He was very interested in rhymes and would answer questions with only one word, usually “yes” or “no.” At this age, he developed a very intense interest in spinning blocks, pans, and other round objects and a dislike for tricycles and swings.
He was initially uninterested in slides but began to play on them when he was alone. He had many meltdowns and was afraid of being spanked. He was, however, unable to associate his meltdowns with the punishment. He displayed echolalia and had trouble with remembering pronouns, often using “you” to refer to himself and “I” to refer to the person he was speaking to.
When entering a room, he went to the toys right away ignoring everyone else in the room, including other children and a Santa Claus actor his father had hired. His mother had difficulty with getting him to look at her.