Books by Soma (DVR College of Engineering and Technology Hyderabad India) Mukhopadhyay

What this book is about? A Curriculum Guide to Autism using Rapid Prompting Method is a syllabus guide for anyone who is interested in teaching individuals affected by Autism. The syllabus is prepared through careful consultation of different curriculums used in schools. The entire syllabus is divided into 7 levels instead of 10, so that students who are older and are introduced to education later in their lives, may not feel inferior by seeing themselves doing the second or third grade curriculum. The book includes 10 Teaching-Plans in English, 10 in Social Sciences and 10 in Science. It also includes twenty examples of Sensory Activities in Mathematics teaching. Although these plans and Sensory Activities include principles of Rapid Prompting Method, a teacher is free to implement any better method that is available. The book also includes a chapter guide for teachers to assess students based on the student's Learning Channels, Interest and Stimulations, Skill level, Tolerance Level, Sensory Defensiveness, Previous Exposure to Knowledge, Ability to Assimilate new stimulations and Ability to Accommodate new learning. How to Test and Evaluate a student's learning is a question that is frequently asked by teachers. A chapter is dedicated towards answering this question. I am a proud student of my Mother who has written this book for everyone with unselfish care. She wrote this book keeping herself up late at night after she worked all day, after she worked with me drinking as much tea as her 4 feet 10 inch self can hold. I hope the reader appreciates everything she believes in, which is Education. -Tito Rajarshi Mukhopadhyay

Soma Mukhopadhyay, like so many mothers, would not accept the conventional wisdom when her son Tito was diagnosed with severe autism. Defying the prognosis that Tito was incapable of accomplishing anything, Soma devised a way to teach her son to read, write and communicate. Tito is now a published author, and Soma has dedicated her life to teaching her revolutionary Rapid Prompting Method to hundreds of autistic children and adults throughout the world.Soma's work proves what many parents have suspected: that students with autism are capable of learning at academic levels previously thought unattainable. The power of an academic education improves the lives of all people, and the Rapid Prompting Method is the key to providing the gift of education and communication to students with autism. This groundbreaking book describes Soma's innovative technique, and for the first time in print, offers parents and educators a step-by-step guide to implementing this life-changing teaching methodology. It explores the science behind Soma's uniquely effective approach, and it gives how-to instructions for designing and implementing RPM lessons with various types of learners. Understanding Autism Through Rapid Prompting Method is a pivotal manual for educating persons with autism; it breaks down all barriers that have so long kept them in silent isolation.Soma is a gifted teacher who has given my son, and countless others with autism, a voice. Soma works with individuals who have previously been thought to be "unteachable" - whom educators, therapists and physicians had all but given up on. Through her tireless efforts, Soma is slowly changing the way society views autism and how educators and parents approach it. - Dr. Irfan Dahar, MD and Shazia Dahar, parents of 8-year-old son with autismMy son has what most would call "severe" autism. We have tried various approaches working with some of the top professionals in the nation. None has had the impact of Ms. Mukhopadhyay and the Rapid Prompting Method (RPM). I have continued RPM at home and my son has progressed through the math curriculum and is now beginning algebra and is working at grade level or above in other subjects. - Mary Weldon, mother of 10-year-old son with autism