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 I don't think the news I'm reading really means "a new group of kids has started to fail at school". It probably means "we have realised that the kids who have always failed at school can predominantly be fitted into the current medical model of neuro-psych disorders." 2/2

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 Some of these disorders are likely caused or enhanced by modern diet, exercise, and environment. 

It’s never a single cause, but these conditions are a big departure from the historical norm.