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Mask mandates and lockdowns have an enormous costs. * It is estimated that lockdowns killed at least 238,000 kids in South Asia [1] * In rich parts of the wor
by rllearneratwork 5y ago
Mask mandates and lockdowns have an enormous costs.
* It is estimated that lockdowns killed at least 238,000 kids in South Asia [1]
* In rich parts of the world kids, especially from poor families, suffer from a huge loss in learning. Our school's district (in Bay Area) psychologist said that most of their 3-5 year old suffer from speech and social delays. Try booking speech or ABA therapy for a kid in Bay Area - they are all booked for months in advance.
[1] https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56425115 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-56425115
- alphabettsy 5y ago> Try booking speech or ABA therapy for a kid in Bay Area Wasn’t this already the case nearly nationwide?
- rllearneratwork 5y agoNot sure what do you mean by "already", but according to the ones we spoke - they are seeing a huge spike in demand this last year (which they correlate with masks and lack of in-person learning in very young kids). [*] "Masks Can Be Detrimental to Babies’ Speech and Language Development" https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/masks-can-be-detrimental-to-babies-speech-and-language-development1/ https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/masks-can-be-detr...
- alphabettsy 5y agoCouldn’t the spike in demand be related to all the articles talking about this issue? I believe kids are better off in school and that the pandemic and response has certainly had an effect, but I can’t imagine that most parents would even know to consult a speech therapist otherwise unless suggested by the school as is usually the case.
- Kye 5y agoI've never heard good things about ABA from people who actually went through it, so maybe this is for the best.