Oct 28, 2018, Education News: Autistic Students are Gifts to the world http://ghanaeducationnews.com/autistic-students-are-gifts-to-the-world/ Once considered an extremely rare condition, the diagnosis of autism has spiraled over the last decades. Today, it is believed that about one in every hundred children are autistic. … As challenging as it may be, it is becoming increasingly clear that autism is for all intents and purposes a gift. As increasingly more and more persons are being diagnosed with the condition, some have postulated that it has always been a regular part of life. Silberman, a psychiatrist, notes that “Autism has been part of the human condition for millennia. It’s just that we haven’t recognized it.”… Indeed, some of the world’s most intelligent inventors have been noted to have a touch of Asperger’s, including Bill Gates – who is noted to be socially awkward, and Mark Zuckerberg. So you see, it is not bad after all. Students who have some traits of autism are better positioned to great exploits in certain fields….
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.