June 3, 2019, Honey.Nine.com: 'Two of my children suffer from anxiety, and school meditation is not the solution' https://honey.nine.com.au/latest/school-children-anxiety-help/fdc23057-f76a-4e1d-8227-05c8a516b8f0 The growing problem of childhood anxiety should concern us all. While it's 'normal' to feel anxious on occasion, research has shown that an increasing number of Australian children are suffering from anxiety and stress. An OEDC report into school-age well-being has shown that nearly half of Australian school students feel "highly stressed", particularly when demands such as school exams are approaching. … the earlier kids learn to manage their anxiety and stress, the better the outcomes. As a result, an increasing number of schools around the country are introducing mindfulness practices such as meditation into their classrooms. Brisbane's Brighton State School is the latest to do so, introducing a 10-minute meditation session for students after the Queensland Education Department found that one-in-seven young people aged between four and 17 were experiencing some form of mental health issue very year. It's a staggering statistic, and one that should concern us all. Two of my children suffer from anxiety and I've seen first-hand how debilitating it can be. My 15-year-old has been diagnosed with Generalised Anxiety Disorder. He also has a mood disorder and a mild form of autism.
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Childhood Lost
Children today are noticeably different from previous generations, and the proof is in the news coverage we see every day. This site shows you what’s happening in schools around the world. Children are increasingly disabled and chronically ill, and the education system has to accommodate them. Things we've long associated with autism, like sensory issues, repetitive behaviors, anxiety and lack of social skills, are now problems affecting mainstream students. Blame is predictably placed on bad parenting (otherwise known as trauma from home).
Addressing mental health needs is as important as academics for modern educators. This is an unrecognized disaster. The stories here are about children who can’t learn or behave like children have always been expected to. What childhood has become is a chilling portent for the future of mankind.
Loss of Brain Trust features over 9,000 news stories published worldwide since January, 2017
Anne Dachel, Media editor, Age of Autism
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What will happen in another 4 years? How can we go on like this? This is a national (and international) problem of monumental proportions. We have an entire new class of children who cannot be accommodated by the system: many are manifestly neurologically impaired. Meanwhile, the government and the medical profession sleep on regardless.
John Stone,
UK media editor, Age of Autism
The generation of American children born after 1990 are arguably the sickest generation in the history of our country.
Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.
It seemed to me that with rising autism prevalence, you’d also see rising autism costs to society, and it turns out, the costs are catastrophic.
They calculated that in 2015 autism cost the United States $268 billion and they projected that if autism continues at its current rate, we’re looking at one trillion dollars a year in autism costs by 2025, so within five years.
Toby Rogers, PhD, Political economist
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