Feb 28, 2019, Dublin Gazette: Students on Autistic spectrum in 'inappropriate' setting, principals say https://dublingazette.com/news/news-fingal/dublin-north-325423/ More than two-thirds of school principals surveyed in Dublin 15 believe they have students who are struggling to cope because they are in an “inappropriate educational setting”. The system fails to cater for an increasing number of children with complex needs who are either on reduced hours or excluded from school altogether, according to data compiled by a group campaigning for an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) Specific School…. “The children with more complex needs are being forced into an educational environment that is not able to cope with their needs and as such – as was confirmed in our survey – up to 20 students are on continually reduced hours, with others being excluded from the school altogether.” The majority of children with moderate to severe autism are non-verbal, and staff within ASD units are not trained to cope with behavioural issues such as flight risk, self-harm, sensory overload and violent outbursts. Ms Parsons added: “Parents with children of school-going age and children who have been excluded are faced with no other option but to start the arduous task of applying for the home tuition grant.”… Senior educational psychologist Dr Helen Connaughton agreed, adding: “This means that the educational and developmental needs of some of the most vulnerable children are not being met.” A report by the NCSE assessing the need for an Autism Specific School in Dublin 15 was due for publication in January, but has not yet been released. Ms Parsons said: “This means parents of children with ASD in Dublin 15 are facing the prospect of another year of stress and uncertainty in attempting to find an appropriate education for their vulnerable child.”
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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.
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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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