Thread by @karenvaites

Brown study: 'children born during the pandemic have significantly reduced verbal, motor, and overall cognitive performance compared to children born pre-pandemic.'

Masks cited as a probable culprit.

So far, only reported in a British publication.

dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1…

It will be interesting to see whether other outlets report on the study.

One of the most shocking things about pandemic discourse has been the denial that masking could be harming kids’ development.

Even if you believe it’s necessary, we should be able to talk abt downsides.

For the zillionth time, we see that the effects are inequitably distributed.

💔

This isn’t the first study that has raised concerns about early childhood development.

This was reported in the Guardian, for all those making inferences based on the publishing outlet.

https://twitter.com/karenvaites/status/1426161091260915712

I won’t soon forget my shock in learning that @AmerAcadPeds was removing info from their website about the importance of faces to babies.

As reported by zero media outlets, as far as I recall.

Mind-boggling, all of it.

https://twitter.com/angrybklynmom/status/1428090808708833283

Just as it became safe to talk about learning loss in mainstream media in June, 2021, I suspect it will be safe in a year to acknowledge that there have been risks to what we are doing to toddlers in states like mine.

It breaks my heart for American youth.

More on / link to study:

https://twitter.com/meestergibbs/status/1465043682306973703

Do take the time to read the study itself. Again, the link:

https://twitter.com/karenvaites/status/1465046454255460352