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Ido Kedar

Ido Kedar is a non-speaking autistic person who has been described as having learned to communicate through the rapid prompting method,[1][2][3] a pseudoscientific technique that attempts to aid people with autism or other disabilities to communicate through pointing, typing, or writing.[4][5] He is credited as the author of an opinion piece and two books, the book Ido in Autismland and the novel In Two Worlds.[1]

Early life

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Kedar was diagnosed as autistic at age two. He was soon enrolled in Applied Behavior Analysis where he was rewarded with food for performing daily drills.[2][6]

He worked with Soma Mukhopadhyay using the rapid prompting method,[7] which writing attributed to him describes as critical in his learning to communicate,[1] though the rapid prompting method is a pseudoscientific technique.[4][5]

He moved into advanced courses in school and onto a college track.[8] He went on to receive a high score in the California High School Exit Exam.[2]

Publications attributed to Kedar

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Books

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  • Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison (2012) ISBN 978-0988324701
  • In Two Worlds (2018) ISBN 978-1732291508

Opinion

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The writing attributed to Kedar, created through the rapid prompting method,[1] is critical of dismissal of the output of those who use facilitated communication;[9][10][11] the rapid prompting method is closely related to facilitated communication, which is scientifically discredited.[12][13][14][4][15][16]

Recognition

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Kedar, Ido (2018-09-23). "I Was Born Unable to Speak, and a Disputed Treatment Saved Me". The Wall Street Journal.
  2. ^ a b c Curwen, Thomas (December 21, 2013). "In the 'silent prison' of autism, Ido Kedar speaks out". Los Angeles Times. California. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "'Communication is a basic human right': How this man with nonverbal autism found his voice". Out in the Open. CBC. March 2, 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Todd, James (2013). "Rapid Prompting". Encyclopedia of Autism Spectrum Disorders. pp. 2497–2503. doi:10.1007/978-1-4419-1698-3_1896. ISBN 978-1-4419-1697-6.
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ DeVita-Raeburn, Elizabeth (August 11, 2016). "Is the Most Common Therapy for Autism Cruel?". The Atlantic. Spectrum. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  7. ^ "How one communication tool may fail some autistic people". The Transmitter: Neuroscience News and Perspectives. July 1, 2020.
  8. ^ McCollum, Sean (October 2016). "A New Frame of Mind: What autistic students wish you knew about who they are and how they learn". Education Digest. 82 (2): 45–46 – via Academic Search Complete. ProQuest 1815500286
  9. ^ Heyworth, Melanie; Chan, Timothy; Lawson, Wenn (March 2022). "Perspective: Presuming Autistic Communication Competence and Reframing Facilitated Communication". Frontiers in Psychology. 13: 864991. doi:10.3389/fpsyg.2022.864991. PMC 8960292. PMID 35360599.
  10. ^ Murphy, Adrienne (March 30, 2019). "Autism turned inside out: The teens changing the narrative". Irish Independent. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  11. ^ Lebenhagen, Chandra (June 2020). "Including Speaking and Nonspeaking Autistic Voice in Research". Autism in Adulthood. 2 (2): 128–131. doi:10.1089/aut.2019.0002. PMC 8992839. PMID 36601567.
  12. ^ Lilienfeld; et al. "Why debunked autism treatment fads persist". Science Daily. Emory University. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  13. ^ Facilitated Communication: Sifting the Psychological Wheat from the Chaff. American Psychological Association. June 13, 2016.
  14. ^ Todd, James T. (13 July 2012). "The moral obligation to be empirical: Comments on Boynton's 'Facilitated Communication – what harm it can do: Confessions of a former facilitator'". Evidence-Based Communication Assessment and Intervention. 6 (1): 36–57. doi:10.1080/17489539.2012.704738. S2CID 143043194.
  15. ^ Chandler, Michael Alison (March 1, 2017). "The key to unlock their autistic son's voice". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C. p. A.1. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 14 April 2017.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  16. ^ Beach, Patrick (January 20, 2008). "Understanding Tito". Austin Statesman. Austin, Texas. p. J.1.
  17. ^ "In Two Worlds By Ido Kedar". BookLife. Publishers Weekly. 2018. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
  18. ^ "Ido Kedar". Diller Teen Awards. Diller Teen Initiative. 2013. Retrieved March 4, 2023.
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