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In reply to the discussion: Family of autistic child bullied over parking spot [View all]liberal_at_heart
(12,081 posts)Our son never had safety issues. He was able to understand from a pretty early age when we told him not to leave the house alone or not to play with knives he listened. When he was little, I was always holding his hand or picking him up and carrying him. But once he was able to understand that he needed to watch for cars we let him walk by himself. Some autistic children do not understand the dangers of the world. Some autistic children do wander and have to be supervised all the time. Our son is not old enough for a driver's license. He has asked us if we think he will ever drive. We have told him we will have to see when the time gets here. Our son does have sensory issues. He can become overwhelmed by too much input and can become confused about what to do and can get frustrated. So, I don't know if he will be able to handle all the visual input that will come at him while he is driving and whether he will become confused about what to do. We will just have to see I guess. I'm not sure I understand why you're asking if an adult autistic person who has a driver's license can get a placard when the story that is being told is about a child who wanders and does not understand the dangers of a parking lot.