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EPISODE · Mar 24, 2026 · 52 MIN

Why Are IQ Scores Dropping? It's NOT Just iPads and AI. So What Is It?

from Leta's Tap Styles (And My Autistic Life) · host Leta and Amanda

Send us Fan MailResearchers keep pointing to iPads and AI as the reason IQ scores are declining — but the timeline doesn't add up. Amanda and Leta ask the uncomfortable questions: Why were scores already dropping before iPads existed? What role do IEPs, overscheduling, and the disappearance of recess play? And are early IQ tests creating self-fulfilling prophecies for neurodivergent kids? More questions than answers — but that might be the point.Follow Leta's Tap Styles (And My Autistic Life) on Facebook, TikTok, and YouTube.Check out our website.Interested in being a guest on Leta's Tap Styles? Send Amanda a message on PodMatch, here: https://www.podmatch.com/hostdetailpreview/letastapstylesguest

Send us Fan Mail Researchers keep pointing to iPads and AI as the reason IQ scores are declining — but the timeline doesn't add up. Amanda and Leta ask the uncomfortable questions: Why were scores already dropping before iPads existed? What role do IEPs, overscheduling, and the disappearance of recess play? And are early IQ tests creating self-fulfilling prophecies for neurodivergent kids? More questions than answers — but that might be the point. Follow Leta's Tap Styles (And My Autistic Lif...

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