Profile

Alex Plank is the 26 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 CNN, The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, and Good Morning America. Wrong Planet has more than 70,000 registered members and its discussion forums contain millions of messages.

Alex graduated from George Mason University with a degree in Film and Video Studies. His areas of interest and expertise include public speaking, the Internet, writing, directing, and filmmaking. He lives in Beverly Hills, California.

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Appearances

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

"His talk was funny and touching, and like I said, we were very lucky to have him."

                                             --Susan Osborne, Director, CIP Long Beach

Recent Appearances and Keynote Presentations

•     Speak Up and Speak Out Summit - Springfield, IL - October 30, 2012
•     2nd Annual Midsouth Autism Conference - Memphis, TN - July 16-18, 2012 [website]
•     HOPE Number 9 - New York, New York - July 13-15, 2012 [website]
•     Tennessee Disability MegaConference - Nashville, Tennessee - Thursday, May 31, 2012 [website]
•     Y.A.L.E. School - Cherry Hill, NJ - Monday, April, 30, 2012
•     ASPEN Conference - Iselin, New Jersey - Sunday, April, 29, 2012 [pdf] (sold out)
•     ARC of Illinois Statewide Conference- Chicago, Illinois - Wednesday, April 25, 2012 [pdf]
•     College Internship Program - Long Beach, California - April 5, 2012
•     Denmark AspIT Conference - Århus, Denmark - Saturday, February 4, 2012
•     College Internship Program - Long Beach, California - October 28, 2011 [website]
•     Region 8 Conference - Sulphur Springs, Texas - October 6, 2011
•     NE ASD Network State Conference - Lincoln, Nebraska - Saturday, April 7 and 8, 2011
•     George Washington University - Washington, DC - April, 25
•     Autreat 2008, Bradford, Pennsylvania - June 23-26
•     Towson University Autism Center, Baltimore, Maryland - June 9, 2008 [pdf]
•     UCLA - Los Angeles, California - Late May
•     Freddie Mac, Virginia - April 15, 2008
•     University of Pennsylvania Conference, Philadelphia, PA - March 28, 2008
•     Ivymount Asperger Lecture Series, Rockville, Maryland - February 7, 2008
•     Open Center for Autism Conference, Kingston, New York - January, 2008

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Video

Speak Up and Speak Out Summit

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Media Mentions

•     CNN. Dec 21, 2012. (Leave autism out of mass shootings)
•     The New York Times. Dec 18, 2012. (Fearing a Stigma for People With Autism)
•     The New York Times. Dec 26, 2011. (Navigating Love and Autism)
•     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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