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

Copperas Cove, TX: "Sensory-friendly classrooms" in all local schools soon will extend

The end of childhood
Dec 11, 2021
1 min read

Dec 10, 2021, Waco, TX, ABC25: CCISD elementary school expanding sensory-friendly spaces with district grant https://www.kxxv.com/news/local-news/ccisd-elementary-school-expanding-sensory-friendly-spaces-with-district-grant

When a child is on the autism spectrum, it is easy for them to become overwhelmed by their surroundings. Staff at Copperas Cove ISD created sensory-friendly classrooms in every elementary school. Now they are taking things a step further. The sensory classroom at Clements/Parsons Elementary in Copperas Cove will soon extend out into the hallways. The Clements/Parsons Maker Club is doing the heavy lifting, with help from some students with a unique perspective. When the lights are too bright and the noise is too loud for some kids Ms. Adrianna Fox's room is their safe haven….