Mar 19, KMSP—TV, Eden Prairie, MN: Mother speaks out after son with autism detained for two days http://www.fox9.com/news/mother-speaks-out-after-son-with-autism-detained-for-two-days A mother is speaking out after her son, who has autism, was locked up in juvenile detention facility for attacking his teachers. She claims her son should have been taken to a hospital. “I cried,” said Tamara Frazee, the boy’s mother. “I stayed crying for over 24 hours. Nobody told me what’s going on with him.” Frazee says she feels like she and her son, who has autism, have lived through a nightmare. Last Wednesday, 10-year-old Trystan was taken into police custody. According to court documents provided by the family, it’s alleged Trystan had violent outbursts on consecutive days inside his Janesville school. Prosecutors wrote that Trystan had become angry and stabbed a school staffer in the hand with a pencil before punching, kicking, and head-butting a couple others as they attempted to restrain him. His behavior is described as “an ongoing problem.” “He doesn't have what we all have when we get upset: the ability to calm ourselves,” said Frazee. Neither the school nor law enforcement could comment on the specifics of the allegations, citing student and juvenile confidentiality. Frazee told Fox 9 after Trystan was cleared from a Mankato hospital as no longer being a danger to himself or others after last week’s episodes, Janesville police didn't bring the youngster home. Instead, they took Trystan to a juvenile detention center, where he was housed for nearly 48 hours in an environment his mother believes was horribly detrimental for her son....

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.