Or as an alternative hypothesis, social media is fucking up developing minds https://www.sciencenews.org/article/social-media-teens-mental-health
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BrightCandle@lemmy.world 2 months ago
This is almost certainly Covid. We already know it damages the brain and attacks the executive as well as behavioural centres of the brain and children are out sick for twice as long from school directly due to sickness. We are also busy trying to force children with Long Covid, of which there are 68,000 in the UK now, into school and unfortunately that will make them very unwell. Most schools are having to use a lot of substitute teachers due to doubling of sickness and teachers are the second hardest hit profession with Long Covid (behind medical staff).
It will keep getting worse as more and more suffer from Long Covid impacts.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months ago
steeznson@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I suspect it is more likely to be the societal impact of children being out of school for an extended amount of time. Teachers are reporting that there is a multiplier effect where children are 3-4 years behind where they ought to be despite only missing 14-18 months of school.
Long covid might be having an effect but it’s a bit of a deus ex machina in terms of explaining why kids are misbehaving. Young people were resistent to the worst effects from covid and we already have an explanation with the pure disruption of missing a lot of school/routine.
13esq@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I think there are so many possible factors and that “it’s long COVID” is just hysteria.
steeznson@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It is kind of weird that everyone who seems to get long covid are the people you suspect might get it. Not met anyone with it IRL and been surprised by the revelation.
HeartyBeast@kbin.social 2 months ago
My neighbour has it. She was a live wire teacher in her early 39s, fit healthy, joined us on on Parkrun every week. Still suffering, working half days.
13esq@lemmy.world 2 months ago
I somewhat agree.
It is a real phenomena, but a random assortment of afflictments post COVID with no real test to prove that someone does or doesn’t have it is pretty unhelpful.
Sizzler@slrpnk.net 2 months ago
You don’t get it, that’s OK. But it’s very real and debilitating, so just try to empathise.