Las Vegas Sun

April 25, 2024

Ido Kedar, who is a non-verbal autistic teenager, works out with special fitness instructor Mike Ramirez at a local high school in West Hills, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2013. Kedar doesn't play sports, but his parents try to keep him in shape by working out with Ramirez. He is also the author of the book, "Ido in Autismland - Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison," which was published in 2012.

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Ido Kedar, who is a non-verbal autistic teenager, works out with special fitness instructor Mike Ramirez at a local high school in West Hills, Calif., on Nov. 4, 2013. Kedar doesn't play sports, but his parents try to keep him in shape by working out with Ramirez. He is also the author of the book, "Ido in Autismland - Climbing Out of Autism's Silent Prison," which was published in 2012.