Darold A Treffert was a psychiatrist and research director who specialized in the epidemiology of autism spectrum disorders and savant syndrome.
12 Facts About Darold Treffert
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Darold Treffert was on the staff at Agnesian HealthCare and served on the Board of Trustees of Marian University.
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Darold Treffert first attended Bethany Lutheran College where he focused on pre-medical courses and earned an associate in arts degree in 1953.
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Darold Treffert received his medical doctorate in 1958 from the University of Wisconsin Medical School.
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Darold Treffert interned in Eugene, Oregon, and then completed a residency in psychiatry at University Hospitals in Madison, Wisconsin.
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From 1979 to 1980, Darold Treffert was president of the State Medical Society of Wisconsin and from 1981 to 1987 was chair of its board of directors.
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Darold Treffert has been the president of the Wisconsin Psychiatric Association and the American Association of Psychiatric Administrators.
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Darold Treffert maintained a website on autism, savant syndrome, and related conditions hosted by the Wisconsin Medical Society.
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Darold Treffert held a research director position at the Treffert Center, Agnesian HealthCare in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin.
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Darold Treffert died unexpectedly at his home in Fond du Lac on December 14,2020.
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Darold Treffert received awards from the Wisconsin Mental Health Association, the Office of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse of Wisconsin, and the Wisconsin Association for Marriage and Family Therapy.
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Darold Treffert has made appearances on 60 Minutes, CBS Evening News, The Phil Donahue Show, Discovery Channel, Larry King Live, the Newshour, The Oprah Winfrey Show, Today, and in a number of documentaries.