Soma Mukhopadhyay is credited with creating rapid prompting method (though others have developed similar techniques, known as informative pointing or alphabet therapy),[1] a pseudoscientific technique that attempts to aid people with autism or other disabilities to communicate through pointing, typing, or writing.[1][2] It is also known as RPM and Spelling to Communicate.[3]
Mukhopadhyay's use of RPM with her autistic son Tito Mukhopadhyay garnered media attention in America in the late 1990s and early 2000s.[4]
- ^ a b Cite error: The named reference
Todd, James (Rapid Prompting)was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Tostanoski, Amy; Lang, Russell; Raulston, Tracy; Carnett, Amarie; Davis, Tonya (August 2014). "Voices from the past: Comparing the rapid prompting method and facilitated communication". Developmental Neurorehabilitation. 17 (4): 219–223. doi:10.3109/17518423.2012.749952. PMID 24102487.
- ^ Clayton, Renee (24 January 2018). "A boy with autism learns life-changing communication skills". Stuff.NZ. Retrieved 4 January 2020.
- ^ Todd, James T. (2015). "Old Horses in New Stables". In Foxx, Richard M.; Mulick, James A. (eds.). Controversial Therapies for Autism and Intellectual Disabilities: Fad, Fashion, and Science in Professional Practice. Routledge. p. 374. ISBN 9781317623830.