Just yesterday I was working with some new people who didn't know Adam was autistic. Well, they were asking me how he was affected and if I thought he would be able to live on his own etc. I said that he needs lots of help and basically explained the areas of his deficits. Soooo, he showed his true colors yesterday.....
On my way home, I get a phone call from my son at a neighbors house as he locked himself out. (they are home for 1 hour by themselves). Not only did he lock all of the big wooden doors, he also locked the screen doors and once I got in, I realized he also locked the bathroom doors, the basement door and the bedroom doors. He told me that he doesn't remember locking the doors and doesn't know why he did it. Oh. and the reason he went outside was to see why the neighbors little boy was running down the street. The neighbor boy is 5 and Adam was concerned because he didn't see an adult near by.
Just a wake up call, that he autistic and does need lots of help.
Yow. That's a LOT of doors, locked!
When my son was locked out at age 7 (he lost sight of me when I went to pick him up at school and he ran home by himself), he smashed a window and cut his hand. You're lucky your son didn't do that, and maybe it's a sign that he has burgeoning good judgment -- a great foundation for independence!
Also look on the bright side that he shows concern for neighbors and others around him.
But I know what you mean. We have occasional episodes, too, that show that our son definitely has a disability, even though he functions pretty well.
Yow, you've got locks where we don't have doors. wow, for some reason around that age I had to enshure every door and window in my parents house was locked too, i dont know why exactly, never locked myself outa my parents house, but did lock myself out of my own house, and had to smash a window and crawl in resulting in getting small cuts, fortunatly nothing serious, but every door inside and out???