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- Organizer and advocate for education for people with autism Ruth Christ Sullivan (April 20, 1924 – September 16, 2021) was an American organizer and activist. She was known for supporting education for people with autism. In 1965 Sullivan was one of the founders of the Autism Society of America.
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Oct 10, 2021 · Ruth Sullivan was a globally recognized autism pioneer, expert, and lobbyist who spent decades raising awareness of the disorder. Her many accomplishments include co-founding the Autism Society of America (ASA) in the 1960s with Bernard Rimland and Ole Ivar Lovaas.
Ruth Christ Sullivan (April 20, 1924 – September 16, 2021) was an American organizer and activist. She was known for supporting education for people with autism. In 1965 Sullivan was one of the founders [1] of the Autism Society of America.
The Autism Society of America celebrates the life of Dr. Ruth C. Sullivan, who passed away yesterday in Huntington, West Virginia. Over the course of six decades, Dr. Sullivan worked tirelessly to improve the lives of those diagnosed with autism, their families, teachers, and others who care for and about them.
Sep 16, 2021 · Ruth Sullivan was the founder and former executive director of the Autism Services Center, a nonprofit, licensed behavioral health care agency that she founded in Huntington, West Virginia in 1979. It now provides services in four counties to families who have a family member with developmental disabilities.
Sep 26, 2021 · AMERICAN PRESS – Ruth Sullivan died peacefully this week at the age of 97-years-old. She was a pioneer in the study of autism, who’s legacy has been greatly chronicled by academics, news media and even Hollywood.
Mar 28, 2023 · Ruth died on September 16, 2021, at 97, leaving behind a remarkable legacy. Before serving in the Army Nurse Corps during World War II, she obtained her nursing degree from Charity Hospital, New Orleans, in 1943. At age 60, she received a Ph.D. in special education, speech pathology, and psychology from Ohio University.
Ruth C. Sullivan, Ph.D., and her husband, William, had seven children and one of them, Joseph, opened the door for them to the strange and bewildering world of autism.
