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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.
Anne Dachel, Media editor, Age of Autism
http://www.ageofautism.com/media/
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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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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 2 min
(Philippines) Bills call for more special education services
Mar 9, 2026, Sunstar: Solon pushes for SPED units for sensory impaired students Philippines Pampanga First District Representative Carmelo “Pogi” Lazatin Jr. has filed a bill seeking the establishment of Specialized Inclusive Education (SPED) Service Units in all cities and municipalities to support learners with sensory impairments. Under House Bill No. 8310, filed on March 5, 2026, the Department of Education (DepEd), in coordination with local government units, will set up SPED Service...
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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 4 min
(Canada) Ont: Decades long housing waitlists for autistic adults
Mar 9, 2026, Niagara This Week: Grimsby special needs kids struggle with wait-lists Penny House greets you with a friendly smile, but behind the smile she’s feeling frustrated and exhausted. “I haven’t slept (an entire night) in 32 years,” says the Grimsby resident. She spends most of her days and nights looking after her son Matthew, a 130-kilogram [287 pounds] 31-year-old who is on the autism spectrum and is low-functioning, like a young child. House says she is divorced and Matthew’s...
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Mar 12, 2026 ∙ 2 min
Minnesota: ABA provider opening 4 new centers in Minneapolis; 8 total in state
Mar 11, 2026, Street Insider: Behavior Frontiers Announces Autism Services Expansion in Minneapolis with Four New ABA Therapy Centers - Behavior Frontiers, a nationally recognized leader in applied behavior analysis (ABA) therapy for children with autism, announces the addition of four new ABA therapy centers in the Minneapolis metro area, bringing its total number of centers in Minnesota to eight. This expansion reflects Behavior Frontiers' long-term commitment to the Minnesota autism...
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