Ruth C. Sullivan family member with developmental disabilities. She retired from the Autism Services Center on November 1, 2007 at the age of 83. 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
Elena Kampouris which she played Ivy Murray. That same year, Kampouris made her film debut in the drama "Labor Day", playing a young Rachel McCann, with Kate Winslet and Josh Brolin. In December 2013, she signed with the William Morris Endeavor talent agency. In 2014, Kampouris played Allison Doss in the comedy-drama film "Men, Women & Children". Later, she portrayed Alexia in the comedy-drama film "The Cobbler", alongside Adam Sandler and Dustin Hoffman. In 2015, she starred in the NBC thriller series "American Odyssey" as Maya Decker, the daughter of Peter Facinelli's character. The series was cancelled after one season. Kampouris had