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) Rawreth: New special school for 250 children; delays in assessments for needs

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Mar 9, 2026, Building works begin on new special needs school near Rayleigh - Essex Live

Works are well underway on a new special needs school in Essex after diggers were sent into the site. Workers, work vehicles and machinery are on site at the 500-home Wolsey Park Development in Rawreth - near Rayleigh.

The school will have places for 250 children with special needs and will be split across two locations. It comes as Essex continues to see major delays in assessments for special educational needs children. . . .