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

(Ireland) Kilkenny: Secondary school to expand SPED services

The end of childhood
Aug 18, 2025
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Aug 17, 2025, Kilkenny Live: Kilkenny school announces approval for new unit; Exciting developments could get underway at Loreto Secondary School

https://www.kilkennypeople.ie/news/school-education/1871703/kilkenny-school-announces-approval-for-new-unit.html

Loreto Secondary School has announced that it received approval from the Department of Education and Youth to proceed with a planning application for enhanced Special Education Needs (SEN) accommodation.

The expansion is not intended to increase overall student numbers but to ensure that existing students have access to the highest standard of educational resources.

Loreto said it welcomes the positive step to continue the inclusivity of all students in a well-equipped learning environment.