What is Soma®RPM?

Soma®RPM, also known as Rapid Prompting Method (RPM), is a teaching method created over 30 years ago by a parent, Soma Mukhopadhyay, to help her own autistic child. It has developed into a global, life-changing method, empowering thousands of neurodivergent learners with a means to express their:

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Learning,

Reasoning,

Understanding, and

Thoughts​

This is done by identifying the student’s open learning channels – visual, auditory, kinesthetic, and tactile – at the instance of learning.

In Soma®RPM, the teacher presumes competence and intelligence. We teach age-appropriate information and give students an output method to show their understanding of what has been taught.

Soma® RPM is used to continually develop a student's skills—from manipulating the 2D letterboard to interacting with the 3D environment—so they can build environmental awareness, self-help skills, and hobbies.