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			{{short description\|Online neurodiverse community}}
	'''Wrong Planet''', also known by its ], "WrongPlanet.net," is the most heavily trafficked online community for individuals with ]. The site was started in 2004 by Dan Grover and Alex Plank and includes a chatroom, a large forum, a ''dating'' part, and many articles describing how to deal with daily issues.
			{{for\|the Utopia album\|Oops! Wrong Planet}}
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			'''Wrong Planet''' (sometimes referred to by its ], '''wrongplanet.net''') is an online community for "individuals (and parents / professionals of those) with ], ], ], ]s, and other neurological differences".<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://wrongplanet.net/about-wrong-planet/\|title=About Wrong Planet - Wrong Planet Wrong Planet\|website=Wrong Planet}}</ref> The site was started in 2004 by Dan Grover and ]<ref name="disabilityquarterly1">{{cite news \|url=http://www.dsq-sds.org/article/view/146/146, \|publisher=] \|title=Autistic Acceptance, the College Campus, and Technology: Growth of Neurodiversity in Society and Academia \|date=Fall 2008 \|access-date=2010-07-04 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110718011856/http://www.dsq-sds.org/article/view/146/146, \|archive-date=2011-07-18 \|url-status=live }}</ref> and includes a chatroom, a forum, and articles describing how to deal with daily issues. Wrong Planet has been referenced by the mainstream U.S. media.<ref name="wpost">{{cite news \|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/17/AR2005121700899.html \|newspaper=Washington Post \|title=Creating an Asperger's Community \|date=December 20, 2005 \|pages=HE02 \|access-date=October 29, 2017 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225231550/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/12/17/AR2005121700899.html \|archive-date=February 25, 2017 \|url-status=live }}</ref><ref name=autogenerated1>{{cite news\|title=Gifted? Autistic? Or Just Quirky?\|page=HE01\|date=February 27, 2007\|url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022301785.html\|newspaper=The Washington Post\|first=Maia\|last=Szalavitz\|access-date=October 29, 2017\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170221201130/http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/23/AR2007022301785.html\|archive-date=February 21, 2017\|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news
	After being featured on ] for an interview with ], Wrong Planet quickly began to grow increasingly larger. In 2005, an incident involving a member of the site, ], gave Wrong Planet national mainstream publicity after being mentioned on Fox News and programs such as ].
			\|url=http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/04/autistics-dont.html
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			\|title='Autistics don't want to be cured'
			\|date=April 2, 2008
			\|access-date=April 7, 2008
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080405174100/http://featuresblogs.chicagotribune.com/features_julieshealthclub/2008/04/autistics-dont.html
			\|archive-date=April 5, 2008
			\|url-status=live
			}}</ref><ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-autism_treatment_thinkmay11,0,2646107.story \| work=Chicago Tribune \| title=A road to recovery? \| first=Julie \| last=Deardorff \| date=2008-05-11 \| access-date=2008-06-16 \| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080709132842/http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/opinion/chi-autism_treatment_thinkmay11,0,2646107.story \| archive-date=2008-07-09 \| url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|url=http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/ \|title=The New Wave of Autism Rights Activists - New York Magazine \|date=23 May 2008 \|access-date=2008-06-16 \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080527025140/http://nymag.com/news/features/47225/ \|archive-date=2008-05-27 \|url-status=live }}</ref> Wrong Planet comes up in the special education curriculum of many universities in the United States. A page is dedicated to Wrong Planet and its founder in ''Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education''.<ref>{{cite book \| last = Hallahan \| first = Dan \| title = Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education \| publisher = ] \| year = 2006 \| isbn = 0-205-44421-0 \| page = \| url-access = registration \| url = https://archive.org/details/exceptionallearn00dani/page/452 \| edition = 10th }}</ref>

			==History==
	Since that time, Wrong Planet has frequently been referenced by the mainstream media in stories about Asperger's Syndrome and the the site has gained more than 5,000 registered members since its creation less than two years ago.
			In 2006, Alex Plank was sued by the victims of a 19-year-old member of the site, William Freund,<ref>Hann, Michael. ''The Guardian'', November 14, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.</ref> who shot two people (and himself) in ], after openly telling others on the site that he planned to do so.<ref>{{cite news \|last=Tran \|first=Mia \|date=November 18, 2006 \|title=Relatives sue over shotgun slayings \|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-nov-18-me-asperger18-story.html \|newspaper=] \|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150921001257/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/nov/18/local/me-asperger18 \|archive-date=September 21, 2015 \|url-status=live }}</ref>

			In 2007, a man who was accused of murdering his dermatologist posted on the site while eluding the police.<ref>{{cite web\|url=http://www.wbbm780.com/pages/939197.php?contentType=4&contentId=911382\|date=2007-09-13\|title=Dermatologist's Accused Killer Apparently Blogged About His Emotions\|publisher=WBBM\|access-date=2008-03-20\|archive-date=2021-03-22\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210322190050/https://www.radio.com/\|url-status=dead}}</ref> Wrong Planet was covered in a '']'' report on the incident.<ref>{{cite episode
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			\| airdate=2008-03-16
			\| access-date=2019-11-22
			\| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305130816/http://www.nbcnews.com/id/23592456
			\| archive-date=2016-03-05
			\| url-status=dead
			}}</ref>

			In 2008, Wrong Planet began getting involved in autism self-advocacy,{{vague\|reason=Is this a claim of staff members being autistic, or of merely supporting such self-advocacy?\|date=May 2019}} with the goal{{dubious\|reason= this, as an ostensible statement of fact, ruling out e.g. fraud and even ''ruling out'' self-promotion as substantial motivations<!-- Intention is implicit in "goal", and thus confusingly redundant. And if he explicitly claimed that intent, that needs (1) to be stated, and (2) and fulfillment of that intent to be factually verified, by the cited source! -->\|date=May 2019}} intended to further the rights of autistic individuals living in the United States. Alex Plank, representing the site, testified at the ]'s ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=IACC Full Committee Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2008\|date=March 14, 2008\|publisher=Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee\|url=http://iacc.hhs.gov/events/2008/full-committee-mtg-minutes-march14.shtml\|access-date=December 26, 2010\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721042611/http://iacc.hhs.gov/events/2008/full-committee-mtg-minutes-march14.shtml\|archive-date=July 21, 2011\|url-status=live}}</ref>
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			In 2010, Wrong Planet created a television show about autism called ''Autism Talk TV''. Sponsors of this ] include ]. The show is hosted by Alex Plank and Jack Robison, the son of author ].<ref>{{cite web\|title=Introducing Autism Talk TV\|date=March 15, 2008\|publisher=Autism Speaks\|url=http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/07/27/plank-autism-talk-tv/\|access-date=November 19, 2010\|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701162702/http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2010/07/27/plank-autism-talk-tv/\|archive-date=July 1, 2012\|url-status=live}}</ref> ] advocates have accused Plank of betraying Wrong Planet's goal for autism acceptance by accepting money from Autism Speaks for this web series.<ref>{{cite web\|last1=Lassiter\|first1=Zachary\|title=Self Advocates Accuse Autism Speaks; Alex Plank of Starting Sock Puppet Organization - Disability And Me\|url=http://disabilityand.me/2012/11/19/self-advocates-accuse-autism-speaks-alex-plank-of-starting-sock-puppet-organization/\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824055030/http://disabilityand.me/2012/11/19/self-advocates-accuse-autism-speaks-alex-plank-of-starting-sock-puppet-organization/\|url-status=dead\|archive-date=24 August 2017\|website=Disability And Me\|access-date=7 October 2017\|date=19 November 2012}}</ref>

			== References ==
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		⚫	== External links ==
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Latest revision as of 01:50, 23 December 2024

Online neurodiverse community For the Utopia album, see Oops! Wrong Planet.

Wrong Planet

Type of site	Virtual community
Available in	English
Owner	Alex Plank
Created by	Alex Plank and Dan Grover
URL	wrongplanet.net
Registration	Optional
Launched	2004; 20 years ago (2004)
Current status	Active

Wrong Planet (sometimes referred to by its URL, wrongplanet.net) is an online community for "individuals (and parents / professionals of those) with Autism, Asperger syndrome, ADHD, PDDs, and other neurological differences". The site was started in 2004 by Dan Grover and Alex Plank and includes a chatroom, a forum, and articles describing how to deal with daily issues. Wrong Planet has been referenced by the mainstream U.S. media. Wrong Planet comes up in the special education curriculum of many universities in the United States. A page is dedicated to Wrong Planet and its founder in Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education.

History

In 2006, Alex Plank was sued by the victims of a 19-year-old member of the site, William Freund, who shot two people (and himself) in Aliso Viejo, California, after openly telling others on the site that he planned to do so.

In 2007, a man who was accused of murdering his dermatologist posted on the site while eluding the police. Wrong Planet was covered in a Dateline NBC report on the incident.

In 2008, Wrong Planet began getting involved in autism self-advocacy, with the goal intended to further the rights of autistic individuals living in the United States. Alex Plank, representing the site, testified at the Health and Human Services's Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee.

In 2010, Wrong Planet created a television show about autism called Autism Talk TV. Sponsors of this web series include Autism Speaks. The show is hosted by Alex Plank and Jack Robison, the son of author John Elder Robison. Neurodiversity advocates have accused Plank of betraying Wrong Planet's goal for autism acceptance by accepting money from Autism Speaks for this web series.

References

"About Wrong Planet - Wrong Planet Wrong Planet". Wrong Planet.
"Autistic Acceptance, the College Campus, and Technology: Growth of Neurodiversity in Society and Academia". Disability Studies Quarterly. Fall 2008. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2010-07-04.
"Creating an Asperger's Community". Washington Post. December 20, 2005. pp. HE02. Archived from the original on February 25, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
Szalavitz, Maia (February 27, 2007). "Gifted? Autistic? Or Just Quirky?". The Washington Post. p. HE01. Archived from the original on February 21, 2017. Retrieved October 29, 2017.
"'Autistics don't want to be cured'". Chicago Tribune. April 2, 2008. Archived from the original on April 5, 2008. Retrieved April 7, 2008.
Deardorff, Julie (2008-05-11). "A road to recovery?". Chicago Tribune. Archived from the original on 2008-07-09. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
"The New Wave of Autism Rights Activists - New York Magazine". 23 May 2008. Archived from the original on 2008-05-27. Retrieved 2008-06-16.
Hallahan, Dan (2006). Exceptional Learners: Introduction to Special Education (10th ed.). Allyn & Bacon. p. 452. ISBN 0-205-44421-0.
Hann, Michael. A loaded discussion. The Guardian, November 14, 2005. Retrieved on 2008-03-07.
Tran, Mia (November 18, 2006). "Relatives sue over shotgun slayings". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on September 21, 2015.
"Dermatologist's Accused Killer Apparently Blogged About His Emotions". WBBM. 2007-09-13. Archived from the original on 2021-03-22. Retrieved 2008-03-20.
"Appointment for Murder". Dateline NBC. 2008-03-16. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2019-11-22.
"IACC Full Committee Meeting Minutes - March 14, 2008". Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee. March 14, 2008. Archived from the original on July 21, 2011. Retrieved December 26, 2010.
"Introducing Autism Talk TV". Autism Speaks. March 15, 2008. Archived from the original on July 1, 2012. Retrieved November 19, 2010.
Lassiter, Zachary (19 November 2012). "Self Advocates Accuse Autism Speaks; Alex Plank of Starting Sock Puppet Organization - Disability And Me". Disability And Me. Archived from the original on 24 August 2017. Retrieved 7 October 2017.

External links

Official website
Wrong Planet at IMDb

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