There are growing numbers of children with special educational needs and we can't just wish them away. The problems are real and the costs are prohibitive. We need to ask why so many of our children are sick, disabled and unable to learn. We have to home that Trump, Kennedy and the Make American Healthy Again Commission come up with the cause and we get to the root of the problem.
So very true - the whole education system is a volcano ready to erupt. Forcing kids with special needs into mainstream environments because the ‘special’ schools are bursting at the seams. No one seem to be questioning why ? I have saw the difficulty up close where a mainstream teacher is trying to cope with kids with autism and severe ADHD in one classroom often without help. The reality is that no one gets the attention they need and learning suffers for all.
100% ^ the special needs education laws in the US have a concept called 'LRE' - least restrictive environment, that aims to put students in with disabilities in with the general population of students as much as appropriate for the individual. it seems to work pretty well for the most part. my son (low end of 'moderate' on the spectrum) would attend 'all school' assemblies or sport rallies and the like. higher functioning went to integrated art/dance or part time in 'regular ed' in subjects they did well in.
however the 'regular ed' teachers themselves do NOT do well with students who's needs are beyond their training. those seem to be the teachers/staff that want psych evals and push meds. its a balancing act. of course I've heard horror stories, even here in the US, as its a crap shoot for parents/students if they happen to be in a good district or even get a good individual teacher. we've been really lucky with that; others not so much :(
Jane, thank you for sounding an alarm over the decline of children in England.
““The rising incidence of special needs has been normalized as the problem has grown. Over time, we have forgotten what things used to be like and accept the unacceptable because it seems normal.”
“Despite what we are told this is NOT because there were lots of children with special needs who were not getting support fifty years ago. Nor is it because we are now much better at spotting the problems than we were in the past.”
“ There is clear evidence of growing demand for assessments and increasing numbers of young people becoming sick and disabled.”
This same thing is happening here in the U.S. and around the world. Incredibly this is not a major concern of health officials or governments.
I’ve collected almost 10,000 news reports on my site, Loss of Brain Trust https://www.lossofbraintrust.com from the past eight+ years that support everything you’ve written about.
Notice how many are from the U.K. There are constant stories about schools adding special needs classes and building whole schools for disabled students. Without exception we’re told about “increasing demand,” but no one can reasonably explain why there are more disabled children in ever-increasing numbers, and local councils are facing bankrupting costs over this.
Every couple of years the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. updates the official autism rate to yet a higher level. Incredibly, officials at the CDC have never admitted there are actually more autistic children. Without exception, it’s always because of “better diagnosing” and “greater awareness.”
The media is happy to promote the idea that it only looks like more kids can’t function normally, but I notice that no one ever asks, WHEN WILL THE INCREASES FINALLY STOP?
Currently one in every 36 children in the U.S. has autism, one in 22 boys. That is sure to increase, most likely just before we celebrate Autism Awareness Month in April.
Thanks Anne. Your work is brilliant. Please keep going. We need to keep repeating ourselves until people realise what is happening ... and likely, hear something different from Kennedy/Trump and then start to panic. I'm praying that the MAHA Commission will do what is needed before it's too late. They are brave and we need to be brave. Thank God that people voted for change.
Kennedy recommends the CDC vaccination schedule!! Hows that for change??!! Until people tell the truth about the eugenicist agenda of mass chemical poisoning called 'vaccination', expect three numbers of injured children to increase.
It's also not just vaccination. It's the mass chemical poisoning of our planet too. Everything from meds to food is riddled with government poisons. People are also malnourised, living on processed foods and wonder why their children have all magnet of health issues.
To anyone reading this I recommend the 'gut and psychology syndrome' to reverse the damage done to our children, as well as recognising vaccination of infants as a practice of ignorance and evil based upon psudeoscience.
oh god, don't get me started on what I think of the so-called 'neurodiversity' bullshit... I've given up wasting my time battling that insanity yrs ago. our kids lives were stolen from them; I'm not sorry that I don't feel that was a 'gift'.
your assessment is quite correct, Jane, that your education and benefits people are hoping to 'wish' the problem away. oh it just too easy to get all these folks collecting benefits checks. oh these kids with special needs are just 'different'. disabled people are somehow just lazy, they can work. that's the subtext in your media's accounts of the massive issue.
So very true - the whole education system is a volcano ready to erupt. Forcing kids with special needs into mainstream environments because the ‘special’ schools are bursting at the seams. No one seem to be questioning why ? I have saw the difficulty up close where a mainstream teacher is trying to cope with kids with autism and severe ADHD in one classroom often without help. The reality is that no one gets the attention they need and learning suffers for all.
100% ^ the special needs education laws in the US have a concept called 'LRE' - least restrictive environment, that aims to put students in with disabilities in with the general population of students as much as appropriate for the individual. it seems to work pretty well for the most part. my son (low end of 'moderate' on the spectrum) would attend 'all school' assemblies or sport rallies and the like. higher functioning went to integrated art/dance or part time in 'regular ed' in subjects they did well in.
however the 'regular ed' teachers themselves do NOT do well with students who's needs are beyond their training. those seem to be the teachers/staff that want psych evals and push meds. its a balancing act. of course I've heard horror stories, even here in the US, as its a crap shoot for parents/students if they happen to be in a good district or even get a good individual teacher. we've been really lucky with that; others not so much :(
Jane, thank you for sounding an alarm over the decline of children in England.
““The rising incidence of special needs has been normalized as the problem has grown. Over time, we have forgotten what things used to be like and accept the unacceptable because it seems normal.”
“Despite what we are told this is NOT because there were lots of children with special needs who were not getting support fifty years ago. Nor is it because we are now much better at spotting the problems than we were in the past.”
“ There is clear evidence of growing demand for assessments and increasing numbers of young people becoming sick and disabled.”
This same thing is happening here in the U.S. and around the world. Incredibly this is not a major concern of health officials or governments.
I’ve collected almost 10,000 news reports on my site, Loss of Brain Trust https://www.lossofbraintrust.com from the past eight+ years that support everything you’ve written about.
Notice how many are from the U.K. There are constant stories about schools adding special needs classes and building whole schools for disabled students. Without exception we’re told about “increasing demand,” but no one can reasonably explain why there are more disabled children in ever-increasing numbers, and local councils are facing bankrupting costs over this.
Every couple of years the Centers for Disease Control in the U.S. updates the official autism rate to yet a higher level. Incredibly, officials at the CDC have never admitted there are actually more autistic children. Without exception, it’s always because of “better diagnosing” and “greater awareness.”
The media is happy to promote the idea that it only looks like more kids can’t function normally, but I notice that no one ever asks, WHEN WILL THE INCREASES FINALLY STOP?
Currently one in every 36 children in the U.S. has autism, one in 22 boys. That is sure to increase, most likely just before we celebrate Autism Awareness Month in April.
We’ll be getting closer to numbers like. . .
Ireland: one in 20 children has autism, one in 12 boys. https://www.newstalk.com/news/we-need-massive-public-support-1-in-20-children-diagnosed-with-autism-2144006
Northern Ireland: one in 20 children, one in 12 boys. https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-northern-ireland-65640128
Scotland: one in 23 children https://www.heraldscotland.com/news/24231397.scottish-schools-learned-accept-autistic-pupils/
In Australia, it’s one in 25 children https://amp.theguardian.com/australia-news/2024/apr/29/how-the-rise-of-autism-and-adhd-fractured-australias-schools
Our CDC admits that California currently has an autism rate of one in every 22 children, one in 14 boys. https://www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/pdf/California.pdf
So where are we headed? When are we going to wake up?
Anne Dachel
Loss of Brain Trust https://www.lossofbraintrust.com
Age of Autism https://www.ageofautism.com/media/
Substack https://annedachel.substack.com/publish/posts
Thanks Anne. Your work is brilliant. Please keep going. We need to keep repeating ourselves until people realise what is happening ... and likely, hear something different from Kennedy/Trump and then start to panic. I'm praying that the MAHA Commission will do what is needed before it's too late. They are brave and we need to be brave. Thank God that people voted for change.
You’re so right. I pray for Trump and Kennedy every day. Share my stuff. I’m sharing yours.
We are an army now !
Kennedy recommends the CDC vaccination schedule!! Hows that for change??!! Until people tell the truth about the eugenicist agenda of mass chemical poisoning called 'vaccination', expect three numbers of injured children to increase.
It's also not just vaccination. It's the mass chemical poisoning of our planet too. Everything from meds to food is riddled with government poisons. People are also malnourised, living on processed foods and wonder why their children have all magnet of health issues.
To anyone reading this I recommend the 'gut and psychology syndrome' to reverse the damage done to our children, as well as recognising vaccination of infants as a practice of ignorance and evil based upon psudeoscience.
oh god, don't get me started on what I think of the so-called 'neurodiversity' bullshit... I've given up wasting my time battling that insanity yrs ago. our kids lives were stolen from them; I'm not sorry that I don't feel that was a 'gift'.
your assessment is quite correct, Jane, that your education and benefits people are hoping to 'wish' the problem away. oh it just too easy to get all these folks collecting benefits checks. oh these kids with special needs are just 'different'. disabled people are somehow just lazy, they can work. that's the subtext in your media's accounts of the massive issue.