I've heard this a lot: little kids growing up in an environment where everyone is masked are unable to latch onto the visual cues provided by facial expressions, and this is severely retarding their social growth. PJW has more:
Of course, social retardation has other causes as well: look at all of us addictively glued to our smartphones and computers, unlearning the social skills we might have learned long ago.
ADDENDUM: as I privately explained to a friend via email, when it comes to kids who are actually mentally challenged, I tend to be more PC with my language. I normally use "retarded" in situations where I'm expressing scorn or derision, both of which I think are warranted in this case.
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