The aquistion of the autismspeaks.eu domain was not an april fools joke however :)
As for wrong planet, well they essentially gazumped Jypsy in setting up that particular domain. I do
not think Alex Plant is a very good advocate for autism, being what I would call an "aspie
supremacist" rather than a broad spectrum proponent.
Larry
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> I believe this was an April Fools joke...(see the bottom of the press
> release)
>
> Christina
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