Posted on 04/04/2022 5:25:52 AM PDT by george76
Infants have “been unable to see lip movements or mouth shapes as regularly.”.
Lockdown restrictions, including adults wearing face masks, has left a generation of babies and toddlers struggling with speech and social skills, according to an official report.
Inspectors working for Ofsted found that infants being surrounded by adults wearing face masks for significant periods of time over the last two years has damaged their learning and communication abilities.
Those turning two “will have been surrounded by adults wearing masks for their whole lives and have therefore been unable to see lip movements or mouth shapes as regularly,” the report found.
“Some providers have reported that delays to children’s speech and language development have led to them not socialising with other children as readily as they would have expected previously,” it added.
The restrictions also left toddlers struggling with crawling, using the toilet independently and making friends.
Delays in learning had also regressed some children to the stage where they needed help with basic tasks such as putting on their coats and blowing their noses.
“I’m particularly worried about younger children’s development which, if left unaddressed, could potentially cause problems for primary schools down the line,” said chief inspector Amanda Spielman.
We previously highlighted another study out of Germany which found that the reading ability of children has plummeted compared to pre-COVID times thanks to lockdown policies that led to the closure of schools.
Speech therapist Jaclyn Theek said that mask wearing during the pandemic has caused a 364% increase in patient referrals of babies and toddlers.
“They’re not making any word attempts and not communicating at all with their family,” she said, adding that symptoms of autism are also skyrocketing.
I live in a blue state metro area. Indoor mask mandates ended over a month ago. There are still plenty of people wearing masks when I go shopping. People driving around with masks isn’t real common, but I still see a few from time to time.
“Can I mambo dogface to the banana patch.”
You must live in a red state. Here in California, until last month, masks were mandatory indoors until, but there were a number of businesses which didn't enforce this edict.
How to create autistic kids.
And everyone who pulled their kids from schools and preschool programs and moved them to home school or private schools is saying, “told you so!”
Their parents don’t talk to them?
Pretty much any little bunkies in daycare have been condemned to this.
I am legally deaf (profound in both ears), and even with the best hearing aids that money can buy, I rely extensively upon lip reading to effectively communicate. This is an essential lamguage and communiation skill that is best learned young. Thanks to the libtard mask nuts, we have handicapped an entire generation.
True. It’s heartbreaking what they’ve done to the little ones.
And the damage to their immune systems being saturated with hand sanitizers and isolated from everything in nature that builds it?
The people who did this (and continue to do it) have names. Name them. Hunt them.
george76, a recent related article for reference...
Feb. 19, 2022
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has quietly changed their standards for early childhood development, as the effects of pandemic policies on children’s development, from speech to reading to other basics, becomes increasingly more apparent.
https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/4039737/posts
Thanks. Deep state tyrants / democrat pedos continue to sacrifice American kids - as they want low information slaves who obey all orders , not independent citizens / critical thinkers who might want individual freedom.
Dems ALWAYS sacrifice our kids, while LYING, and saying... “it’s for the children”.
Do they even have the unmitigated gall to say that, anymore?
I read an article some time back that stated that eye to eye contact with a baby while talking directly to them, actually interacting with them without distractions, is crucial to their ability to bond with others and learn communication skills.
I know a Pre-K teacher who confirms this......many more children in Pre-K - Kindergarten who cannot speak clearly than there used to be. And many of their parents refuse the free speech therapy offered by the school district - they say “I can understand her.....What’s the problem?”
Well, a whole bunch of them had a head start!
I believed they solved that problem. They lowered the standards by raising the age at which children learn to speak more than 50 words.
Babies fixate on a persons mouth and try to copy the movements at an early age ..
They smile when the person smiles etc ...
This is a travesty for those poor children ...
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