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Ruth Sullivan

Mother Courage:
How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children

August / September 2016By Tom Deignan, Contributor
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August 10, 2016 by 1 Comment

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. Sullivan … [Read more...] about Mother Courage:
How Ruth Sullivan Changed the World for Autistic Children

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