Have you seen Rain Man? If not you should. There was a scene in it where Raymond, an adult with autism, tries to cook frozen waffles in a toaster. It all goes wrong, smoke pours out of appliance and the smoke alarm goes off. His brother, played by Tom Cruise, comes rushing in, smashes the alarm off the ceiling and sorts out the smoking toaster. Raymond isn't safe to be by himself. He was just trying to do was make himself breakfast, but he is not independent. He needs support, even to make breakfast. And so does my son.
