[browardchad]

One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figures from the 2000 Census that reflect sharp growth in the nation's young handicapped population over the past decade.

Read beyond the headlines -- a great number of those "handicapped" children are ADD -- a highly subjective diagnoses most often used by schools to control kids who are hyper for any number of reasons, which most often include parental neglect.

[Paleo Conservative]

'One of every dozen U.S. children and teenagers -- 5.2 million -- has a physical or mental disability, according to new figures from the 2000 Census that reflect sharp growth in the nation's young handicapped population over the past decade.'

Read beyond the headlines -- a great number of those "handicapped" children are ADD -- a highly subjective diagnoses most often used by schools to control kids who are hyper for any number of reasons, which most often include parental neglect.

The reason that the numbers of "handicapped" children has increase is due to government funding. Parents and school districts are eligible to receive federal government funds for children who are labelled as "handicapped." It doesn't take a degree in economics to understand why there has been such a dramatic increase in the number of reported "handicapped" children.