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

Worcester, MA: Public schools expanding special needs preschool program

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Feb 12, 2026, Telegram and Gazette: Worcester schools expand preschool, add program for special education

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WORCESTER – The Worcester Public Schools are expanding its preschool program, with a specific focus on special education students.

"We are looking constantly at what our needs are and what we are hearing from parents and officials," Tammy Murray, the district's director of special education, told the Telegram & Gazette. "We want to do something that creates more access points for students who are qualifying for special education, while we can also service more of our typical students."

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