There’s no way for John Donvan to put it gently when it comes to Ruth Sullivan, an Irish Catholic mother of seven and pioneering woman in the world of autism.
“She just thought it was all bullshit,” says Donvan with a laugh, though he adds Sullivan herself would never use such language.
It was the 1950s when Sullivan, and her husband, began raising their family.
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How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children
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How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children
August / September 2016By Tom Deignan, Contributor