Alex Plank among ’50 Most Inspiring Autistic People’
One of the 50 Most Inspiring
We are super excited to announce that one of the individuals featured in the upcoming “The United States of Autism” film, has been named among the 50 Most Inspiring Autistic People of 2011 alongside folks like Temple Grandin herself!
Alex is the founder of Wrong Planet, one of the largest and most important communities for people with Asperger’s syndrome and autism. He is also the producer of Autism Talk TV, which is a media effort supported by Autism Speaks.
Next up, Alex will be seen in New Jersey for the upcoming ASPEN Spring Conference on April 29, 2012. ASPEN (Asperger’s Syndrome Education Network) offers professionals the opportunity to join us at meetings where speakers are scheduled and provides Professional Development Hours to those who attend. ASPEN is registered with the NJ Department of Education as a Professional Development Provider.
Congratulations Alex and keep up the hard work!
United States of Autism Featured on Autism Speaks Blog
After an exciting couple of days with the film trailer release, the response from the Autism Speaks community has been exactly what we thought it would be. The last Facebook post led to over 2500 visits to our site in 2 days and contributed almost 3000 views to our trailer. Just earlier this morning, we passed the 5000 views mark on the trailer.
Well, today, Richard Everts posted on the Autism Speaks Blog as a guest blogger describing a perfect moment he had along the way. A truly heartfelt story, it talks a lot about where we’re going as a movement, and what a vision can do for a people. We’re thrilled to be able to share this with you:
http://blog.autismspeaks.org/2011/04/12/the-united-states-of-autism/