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) Midhurst: Autism school to open next February

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Feb 13, 2026, The Argus: Conifers House School in Midhurst to open next February

https://www.theargus.co.uk/news/25849229.conifers-house-school-midhurst-open-next-february/

A new special educational needs (SEN) school is set to open after a successful Ofsted inspection. . . .

It will support children aged five to 16 with Autism Spectrum Condition, Speech, Language and Communication Needs and other complex learning profiles.

Sir Peter Birkett, founder of Conifers House School, said: "We have responded to the needs of the local community for SEND education by investing in the establishment of Conifers House School. . . .