Aug 30, 2017, North Vancouver, BC, North Shore News: CapU student achieves academic dream new program described as gentle entry to university http://www.nsnews.com/community/capu-student-achieves-academic-dream-1.22285972 Westcott was part of the first cohort of students in CapU’s Education and Employment Access program, which launched in 2015 and helps those with learning, social, mental health or physical challenges achieve their post-secondary education and employment goals. ... Some students in the CapU access program could include youth-at-risk who are aging out of government care, others might cope with anxiety, depression, ADHD, dyslexia or autism, for example.
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.