Ryan Harris

Ryan Harris is 21 years old and a graduate of Ohio Virtual Academy. He is the founder of The One Thing Adventure Ministry.  In 2022, Ryan plans to pursue a degree in biblical studies at Charis Bible College. His desire is to  help to heal the hearts of those individuals who feel ostracized and alone in the world; and to allow them to understand the journey that God has for each human.  

Ryan’s fluent ability to communicate has been made possible by the educational method, Rapid Prompting Method ( Soma-RPM).  Ryan has been committed to the practice of RPM (Soma-RPM)  for 13 years. He has worked directly with Soma Mukhopadhyay the founder of Rapid Prompting Method, and is indebted to her for developing  an educational method that gives a voice to those who experience autism.  

Early on, Ryan would the attend HALO camps in Austin Texas yearly, as well as had the opportunity to work with Soma in the first RPM model classroom she trialed in 2010.  Subsequentially, Ryan demonstrated RPM with Soma Mukhopadhyay at the ground-breaking Cincinnati Children's Hospital RPM Informational Meeting in 2011. Ryan has designed educational material and presented at the Reel Abilities Film Festival, as well as shared his passion for RPM, by providing his personal perspective on autism in his presentation entitled “Yes, I am Here and Listening”, to the University of Cincinnati, and numerous therapy centers, state organizations, and government agencies. Ryan also developed a series of presentations about his faith in Christ through a division of Young Life found at Hope Church, Mason, Ohio. 

Since this time, the RPM-soma method continues to slowly grow worldwide. Ryan’s heart-felt desire is that the world would awaken to the Soma-RPM method to help the many children and adults who continue to be trapped in the silence of autism. Donations can be made at www.halo-soma.org.  

Ryan would be willing to share his knowledge and insight to others. You can contact him at ryanpharris1999@gmail.com 

Visit Ryan’s blog here

In our world’s reality

In our world’s reality, we see what it means to walk the streets with success. This successful road requires a voice and organized senses. Reality is changed with a new understanding of how autism might make that look different. This won’t stop the hard truth that with stillness hard to find we are beings too. Within this new reality a voice can be found without words flowing from the mouth. This anxious life won’t change the hardships that go with it. This new imperfect reality is worth the pain that senses provide to share the importance of this new reality. No right reality is worth living without a voice to be heard.

Watch one of the works created with Ryan’s poetry below! You can find more on our YouTube playlists from the 2018-19 the 2019-20 World Premiere Concerts.

“beautiful small things” - words by Ryan Harris - Music by Emily Cooley - performed by Megan Moore and Florence Mak