Nightowl it is NOT a small thing and I for one am happy to join you in celebrating the event. Having a child who is 'out of step' with their peers can be a source of tremendous anxiety and it's lovely that you want to share and acknowledge this milestone. 
This may seem such a small thing, but my 22year old son has today, for the first time in his life, left the house to meet friends in the city centre and spend all day with them. He never attended school, was statemented for school phobia and needless to say took no exams. In fact he had a pretty miserable childhood. He decided to go to college at 18 and managed to gain entrance to a very good university where he is just coming to the end of his first year. Because of his history he never had any friends and today was therefore a landmark occasion; two friends travelled here to spend the day with him. Such a small thing that all young people should be able to take for granted. I am so proud of him and so happy for him.
I just needed to share this
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