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There is
Always Hope
Rapid Prompting Method to
teach children with autism
Rapid Prompting Method
 Also referred to as RPM
 It was made public through the media in
  the year 2000.
Who Developed
RPM?
   Developed by Soma
    Mukhopadhyay an
    Indian mother who
    created it to teach her
    three year old non-verbal
    autistic child, Tito.
   Tito learned to write by
    the age of 6.
   He is now an adult who
    expresses himself by
    spelling out word.
   He writes poetry and has
    published a book.
 Soma went on to develop the
 organization known as HALO (Helping
 Autism Through Learning and Outreach)



 Learn more about HALO on their website:
 http://www.halo-soma.org/
What is RPM?
A  low technology method.
 Involves
  1.     A teacher
  2.     A student
  3.     Paper and pencil/Alphabet board

 It’s
     main focus is to keep students on task
  by constant, fast paced questions, and
  continuous engagement.
How does RPM work?
WE first have to understand the differences between a
       mainstream learner and an autistic learner.

    Mainstream learner              Autistic Learner
   Listening, understanding,      Senses become overloaded
                                    with information which
    preparing a response and        becomes difficult to process.
    using the necessary            It takes effort to process
    muscles to communicate          information from two senses
    that response is a              such as seeing and hearing.
                                    Then to formulate a response.
    subconscious, reflexive     
                                   Finally, to use the appropriate
    process.                        muscles to communicate the
                                    response.
Basically, what comes naturally to most
people takes a great deal of focused
effort, concentration and intended
planning for autistic people.
How does RPM work?
                                   Self-Esteem and
     Teaching Choices              learning channels
                                   A student’s self-stimulatory
1.   teaching students to      
                                   behavior is observed to identify
     choose from a field of        the best way each student
     two                           learns (learning channel)
2.   Students are taught to       Kinesthetic, auditory, visual, ta
                                   ctile
     spell words by pointing      Then work on motor skills to
     to letters in rows of         develop picking up and
     letters 3 to 6 letters.       pointing skills. This will allow
                                   students to answer questions
3.    Students learn to use        through picking up the answer
     a letter board of 26          or pointing.
     letters.
Take a look at this RPM video

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Rpm

  • 1. There is Always Hope Rapid Prompting Method to teach children with autism
  • 2. Rapid Prompting Method  Also referred to as RPM  It was made public through the media in the year 2000.
  • 3. Who Developed RPM?  Developed by Soma Mukhopadhyay an Indian mother who created it to teach her three year old non-verbal autistic child, Tito.  Tito learned to write by the age of 6.  He is now an adult who expresses himself by spelling out word.  He writes poetry and has published a book.
  • 4.  Soma went on to develop the organization known as HALO (Helping Autism Through Learning and Outreach)  Learn more about HALO on their website: http://www.halo-soma.org/
  • 5. What is RPM? A low technology method.  Involves 1. A teacher 2. A student 3. Paper and pencil/Alphabet board  It’s main focus is to keep students on task by constant, fast paced questions, and continuous engagement.
  • 6. How does RPM work? WE first have to understand the differences between a mainstream learner and an autistic learner. Mainstream learner Autistic Learner  Listening, understanding,  Senses become overloaded with information which preparing a response and becomes difficult to process. using the necessary  It takes effort to process muscles to communicate information from two senses that response is a such as seeing and hearing. Then to formulate a response. subconscious, reflexive   Finally, to use the appropriate process. muscles to communicate the response.
  • 7. Basically, what comes naturally to most people takes a great deal of focused effort, concentration and intended planning for autistic people.
  • 8. How does RPM work? Self-Esteem and Teaching Choices learning channels A student’s self-stimulatory 1. teaching students to  behavior is observed to identify choose from a field of the best way each student two learns (learning channel) 2. Students are taught to  Kinesthetic, auditory, visual, ta ctile spell words by pointing  Then work on motor skills to to letters in rows of develop picking up and letters 3 to 6 letters. pointing skills. This will allow students to answer questions 3. Students learn to use through picking up the answer a letter board of 26 or pointing. letters.
  • 9. Take a look at this RPM video