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

(UK) Belfast: 200% increase in SPED students over 5 year period

The end of childhood
Jul 25, 2025
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July 23, 2025, Belfast Telegraph: 200% increase in NI pupils receiving special education

https://m.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/education/200-increase-in-ni-pupils-receiving-special-education/a558586134.html#

The Children’s Commissioner has said too many children in need of special education provision are being placed in settings not appropriate for their needs.

The comments from Chris Quinn come after his report ‘Every Child’s Right to Inclusive Education’ highlights a 200% increase in the number of pupils enrolled in specialist provision over a five-year period since 2018.

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