Wrong Planet

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Wrong Planet (sometimes referred to by its URL, WrongPlanet.net) is an online forum for individuals with Asperger's Syndrome. The site was started in 2004 by Dan Grover and Alex Plank[1] and includes a chatroom, a large forum, a dating part, and many articles describing how to deal with daily issues.

After being featured on Slashdot for an interview with Bram Cohen,[2] Wrong Planet quickly began to grow increasingly larger. The success of Wrong Planet's Cohen interview spurred the site to produce a series of interviews with various well known figures in the Autism community such as author Temple Grandin and movie producer Joey Travolta. Another high profile member of the site was Renegade, an alleged New York vigilante with Autism

In 2005, an incident involving a member of the site, William Freund,[3] gave Wrong Planet national mainstream publicity in the United States after being mentioned on Fox News[4] and programs such as Good Morning America. Since that time, Wrong Planet has frequently been referenced by the mainstream U.S. media[5] in stories about Asperger's Syndrome and has gained more than 9,000 registered members since its creation two years ago.

Wrong Planet's logo consists of the words WrongPlanet.net in blue and green. The "o" in the logo is a globe and an alien sits on the "e" in "net."


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