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

Sioux Falls, SD: SPED numbers at "record high"

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Feb 11, 2026, Sioux Falls Live: Special education enrollment reaches record high in Sioux Falls

https://www.siouxfallslive.com/news/sioux-falls/special-education-enrollment-reaches-record-high-in-sioux-falls

The number of students receiving special education services in the Sioux Falls School District has reached an all-time high, according to district officials.

Denise Kennedy, senior director of special services, told the School Board on Monday that 4,437 students are currently enrolled in special education programs. That represents about 18% of the district’s approximately 24,000 students. . . .SUBSCRIPTION