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[quote=Anonymous]My kid could walk alone to the school (which is 5 houses down from us and then you cross the street with a crossing guard) starting in 2nd grade (this was the school rule). We generally walked with her, but she definitely did it on her own occasionally. Our neighborhood is full of walkers so lots of people who knew her/us were out and about.

I have another child with severe intellectual disability. It really brings me some perspective on just how much our typical kids are capable of. I think we currently drastically underestimate our kids level of independence and babying them isn’t helpful. If my severe ID kid could do the things my other kid could do at age 7, she would likely live in a group home with fairly limited supervision and have some sort of job like bagging groceries through a supported employment program. She would be making simple meals for herself and taking the bus on a route she was taught. She could shop at the grocery store for herself. We dramatically underestimate our kids these days. Instead, my kid requires 24/7 extensive supervision.[/quote]

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