Aug 13, 2019, Cheshire Live: Work begins on new special needs school to open in Chester's Abbey Square https://www.cheshire-live.co.uk/news/chester-cheshire-news/work-begins-new-special-needs-16748179 Independent school with accommodation will have a particular focus on autism Work has started to transform empty buildings in Chester ’s historic Abbey Square into a place of learning for children with special needs. … That was after the cathedral in partnership with Special Needs Care (SNC) Ltd gained planning and listed building consent to convert the adjacent premises into a school for 75 pupils. … An Abbey School Limited spokesperson said: “We are developing a school for exceptional children that aims to be the very best of its kind in the United Kingdom. “Our school is for children and young persons aged 4-19 years, with a diagnosis of autism and/or global developmental delay, who may display behaviour of concern or behaviour that challenges families and services. … “We will meet the needs of our pupils in grade II listed buildings located in the heart of historic Chester, Abbey Square. Together, we are challenging the market for pupils with special educational needs.” The same company, in partnership with Cheshire West and Chester Council , already runs a residential and day care centre at Abbey Square for adults with special educational and behavioural needs. …
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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.
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Anne Dachel, Media editor, Age of Autism
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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
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