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

Monroe County, NY: "Funding crisis in preschool SPED"; 2,700 children rely on it each year

The end of childhood
Jun 12, 2019
1 min read

June 11, 2019, Rochester (NY) First: Monroe County funding crisis for preschool special education https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/monroe-county-funding-crisis-for-preschool-special-education/2070321057 Advocates for children with disabilities packed the Monroe County Legislature tonight over the funding crisis in preschool special education. Under law, Pre-K special education services such as speech and physical therapy must be provided to eligible children ages 3 to 5 years old. But state reimbursements have remained flat for years, forcing many teachers to leave the field. … According to the children's agenda, about 2700 children ages 3 to 5 rely on pre-school special ed every year. It says because of low pay, there is a critical shortage of service providers.