Autism’s First Child

On Tuesday, December 13, at 9pm Eastern/8pm Central, John and Caren's documentary 'In a Different Key' premieres on PBS. They kindly joined iHeart's Mike Coscarelli to talk about the film, the reaction they've been getting to this podcast, and the latest adventures of Donald Triplett. For more information, or to arrange a screening in your community, visit inadifferentkeythemovie.com.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Autism's First Child fans! The best-selling author of The Paradox of Choice and Why We Work, this eminent psychologist and leadership guru returns to help you tackle the biggest decisions of your life. The new life-changing series, The Happiness Formula, weaves vivid case examples, research-based psychological insights, and deep wisdom. You'll find vital takeaways you can use every day. Listen here and subscribe to 'The Happiness Formula' on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hi, Autism's First Child fans! Listen to The Loudest Girl in the World hosted by Lauren Ober! An exciting new podcast about when host Lauren Ober, finds out she's autistic at age 42, starts her on a journey to make sense of who she is and who she's always been. Don't just take our word for it, check out the trailer to decide for yourself!   About The Loudest Girl in the World: For years, Lauren Ober wasn't all that jazzed about herself. She was always getting in trouble, she had weird sensory issues and her anxiety felt off the charts. Plus, socially she kind of sucked. At 42, life for Lauren just seemed harder than it should have been. And then, in the middle of a global pandemic and a constitutional crisis, she discovered why — she was autistic. The Loudest Girl in the World is the story of Lauren's journey to understand what the hell it means to be on the autism spectrum and how to live life as a newly diagnosed autistic person. This podcast is about finding yourself broken in a pretty dark place and emerging from that place a mostly glued-back-together person.   Listen to The Loudest Girl in the World on the iHeartRadio app or wherever you get your podcasts!  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In our final episode, we head down to Mississippi to meet Donald at the Bank of Forest Christmas party. He's surrounded by love and acceptance and support. But there's one last piece of the story that we didn't get to yet — and it's as important as the rest of it. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Triplett graduated high school and then made it through college. Moving through adulthood he discovers pastimes that bring meaning and purpose to his life. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Donald Triplett grew up in a family that was rich, powerful, and white in the Jim Crow South. But what might his life have been like if he were poor and black? On this episode, we explore the intersection of race, resources, and autism. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

After a difficult start to life, Donald Triplett, the little boy whose own mother described as “hopelessly insane,” is given a second chance. While psychologists try to make sense of Donald's strange disorder, Donald does his best to fit into a world that doesn't understand him. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Beamon and Mary Triplett discharge their three-year-old son, Donald, from a Mississippi institution. They appeal to Dr. Leo Kanner, the father of child psychiatry, who is intrigued by the boy's remarkable memory and singular behavior. After years of studying children with similar attributes, Dr. Kanner makes the diagnosis that changes history.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in 1933, Donald T. of Forest, Mississippi exhibits strange behaviors that neither his parents, Beamon and Mary, nor doctors can understand. It's the Eugenics era, when people who are different are considered degenerates, imbeciles, and threats to society best kept locked away in institutions. Beamon and Mary have other ideas. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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