I completely agree, the phrase "burden on the state" makes you think of eugenics. Which is really unfortunate, because the crux of this article is actually more

I completely agree, the phrase "burden on the state" makes you think of eugenics. Which is really unfortunate, because the crux of this article is actually more optimistic. The key quote is: "Being able to predict which children will struggle is an opportunity to intervene in their lives very early to attempt to change their trajectories, for everyone’s benefit and could bring big returns on investment for government." They are advocating using this sort of testing to identify people to receive additional social welfare and assistance early. This means we can provide better quality of care to those in need and save money in the process.