Profile

Alex Plank is the 22 year old guy behind WrongPlanet.net, the incredibly popular site for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome and Autism. Both Alex and Wrong Planet have been featured by The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Good Morning America. Wrong Planet has more than 22,000 registered members and its discussion forums contain more than one million messages.

Alex is a student at George Mason University majoring in Film and Video Studies. His hobbies and interests include the Internet, writing, acting, and video production. For Alex hobbies aren't just something to pass the time; he believes in aggressively pursuing his interests in a way that will better the world.

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Media Mentions

•     NBC (syndicated nationally). Oct 30, 2008. (Colleges Seeing More Autistic Students)
•     Salon.com. Sept. 18, 2008 (The "Retarded" Renaissance)
•     New York Magazine. May 25, 2008. (The Autism Rights Movement)
•     The Chicago Tribune. May 11, 2008 (A road to recovery?)
•     The Chicago Tribune. April 2, 2008 (Autistics don't want to be cured)
•     Dateline NBC. March 16, 2008
•     Autism Vox. March 15, 2008 ([1], [2]).
•     About.com. March 5, 2008. (An Autistic Perspective on Autism)
•     Radar. January 9, 2008. (Does Ron Paul Have Asperger's Syndrome?)
•     Gawker. November 30, 2007. (Heather Kuzmich of ANTM has granted an interview to Wrong Planet)
•     The Autism Perspective Magazine. Fall, 2007. (PDF)
•     The Washington Post. December 20, 2005. (Creating an Asperger's Community)
•     Good Morning America. November, 2005
•     Geraldo at Large. November, 2005.
•     Dr. Phil
•     Slashdot. May 9, 2005. ( Interview with the Creator of BitTorrent)

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Appearances

Alex speaks at conferences and other events. Contact Alex to arrange an appearance.

Past Appearances

•     George Washington University - Washington, DC - April, 25
•     Autreat 2008, Pennsylvania - June 23-26
•     Towson University Autism Center, Maryland - June 9, 2008 [pdf]
•     UCLA, California - Late May
•     Freddie Mac, Virginia - April 15, 2008
•     Penn Autism, Philadelphia - March 28, 2008
•     Ivymount Asperger Lecture Series, Maryland - February 7, 2008
•     Open Center for Autism Conference, New York - January, 2008

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Videos

Ivymount Lecture

Open Center for Autism Conference

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