Sloth Man

“For parents of an autistic child this is a daunting experience, and often you feel as if you are at the mercy of charlatans promoting the latest miracle cure—you just don’t know what’s legitimate, what’s hype, and what deserves your time, money and hopes for your child.”
― Ido Kedar, Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison

“It’s a big leap to throw a basketball into a basket if I struggle to feel my arms’ positions, so I miss over and over. The expert tells my aide that I’m lazy and I feel so mad. He really has no clue.”
― Ido Kedar, Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison

“That was when my husband and I realized that we were facing an ideological rigidity that was unable to adapt to the real needs of our child.”
― Ido Kedar, Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison

“What I enjoy is music since it’s a rich world of story in sound. I love instrumental pieces, especially classical. I would love if others listened with me. I like to walk, or scooter, or ride my bike. I need to move and to release energy kinesthetically. I love swimming, to jump on a trampoline, and recently to work out. If someone played with me this way, I’d try to follow. I can’t explain why my senses prefer movement, but I’m resigned to it. I’m interested in cooking too, so I enjoy doing that.”
― Ido Kedar, Ido in Autismland: Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison