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) Nenagh: High school "delighted" to open THREE AUTISM CLASSROOMS

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Dec 16, 2025, Nenagh Guardian: Building work commences on Nenagh autism classes

https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2025/12/16/building-work-commences-on-nenagh-autism-classes/

St Joseph's CBS Secondary School Nenagh is delighted to inform you that the building works for three new autism classrooms have commenced and are scheduled to be completed by June 2026.

The development is comprised of two separate modular buildings and a soft play area situated on the grass section between the compound and the monastery.

The larger of the buildings will contain two classrooms and other associated accommodation and the second building will contain one classroom and other associated accommodation. . . .