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Ruth Sullivan (Ruth Christ) was born on 20 April, 1924 in Mowata, Louisiana, U.S., is an American autism activist (1924–2021). Discover Ruth Sullivan's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 107 years old?

Popular As Ruth Christ
Occupation Organizer and advocate for education for people with autism
Age 107 years old
Zodiac Sign Aries
Born 20 April, 1914
Birthday 20 April
Birthplace Mowata, Louisiana, U.S.
Date of death 16 September, 2021
Died Place Huntington, West Virginia, U.S.
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Who Is Ruth Sullivan's Husband?

Her husband is Ralph Rawson Tarrant (30 March 1955 - 1978) ( his death), Dick Curtis (2 December 1935 - 3 January 1952) ( his death)

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Husband Ralph Rawson Tarrant (30 March 1955 - 1978) ( his death), Dick Curtis (2 December 1935 - 3 January 1952) ( his death)
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Ruth Sullivan Net Worth

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1924

Ruth Christ Sullivan (April 20, 1924 – September 16, 2021) was an American organizer and advocate for education for people with autism.

1952

She later earned a B.S. in Public Health Nursing and in 1952 an M.A. in Public Health Administration, from Teachers College, Columbia University.

She had seven children, and was a Kentucky Colonel.

1965

In 1965 Sullivan was one of the founders of the Autism Society of America (formerly called the National Society for Autistic Children), and was its first elected president; she is also on the permanent honorary board of the society.

1979

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.

1984

She received a PhD from Ohio University in 1984.

She died in Huntington, West Virginia, on September 16, 2021, at the age of 97.

1988

Sullivan assisted in the production of the 1988 movie Rain Man by serving as a consultant on autistic behavior, and Dustin Hoffman worked with Sullivan and her son Joseph, who has autism, when practicing for his role.

Hoffman thanked her and Joseph in his Oscar speech.

Sullivan has the last credit in the movie, and the extended DVD version features an interview with Joe.

Joe Sullivan was not the only inspiration for Hoffman's role; the role was originally written after writer Barry Morrow met savant Kim Peek.

Other sources for the character of Raymond include Bill Sackter and Mark Rimland, son of Bernard Rimland.

Sullivan was trained as a Registered nurse at Charity Hospital (New Orleans).

She served in the United States Army Nurse Corps during World War II and afterwards became a public health nurse.

2005

She has written articles on autism from the point of view of parents and care providers, most recently in the Handbook of Autism and Pervasive Developmental Disorders (Wiley, 2005), edited by Fred Volkmar; she wrote the foreword to The Way I See It: A Personal Look at Autism and Asperger's (2008) by Temple Grandin, an adult with autism; she was the person who first asked Temple Grandin to speak in public about her autism.

She is one of the founders of NARPAA, the National Association of Residential Providers for Adults with Autism.

2007

She retired from the Autism Services Center on November 1, 2007, at the age of 83.

Ruth Sullivan was one of the lobbyists for Public Law 94-142 (the Education of All Handicapped Children Act, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, or IDEA), which guaranteed a public education to all children in the United States.

Before the passage of the law, individual school districts in most states were allowed to choose whether they were willing to educate a child with disabilities.

She also helped found the West Virginia Autism Training Center at Marshall University, in Huntington, West Virginia, where her husband was a university professor.

She has given presentations in countries including Australia, South Africa, Kuwait, Argentina, the Netherlands and France.