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[quote=Anonymous]I have a kid with profound intellectual disability that cannot communicate (verbally or nonverbally). Of course I know she is not safe. Neither is my neurotypical kid that is a girl. If I had a boy, he would not be safe either — although the statistics for boys are not as dire. But I’m not upset constantly or anxious. I use sitters for my ID kid and just have to trust they are not going to hurt her. I trust that her teachers will keep her safe during the school day. At some point, she will go into an intermediate care facility. If she lives 50 years in a facility, odds are she will be abused at some point. But I keep living life. We have fun, laugh, etc. My guess is you need some medication to get you through this. I don’t focus on all the bad outcomes at all — but I do have my moments of sadness.[/quote]
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