We have it all locked up
Everyone has that one kid who gets into stuff and makes a mess. In our family, that kid is Nathan. The problem is, he is now twelve. And he's still that kid. His autism makes him so impulsive that, even on the odd occasion he considers there might be a consequence, it is SO worth it. Many times I will mention something, and, like I flipped a switch, he just does it. He had punctured a therapy ball with a knife so we got a new one. Thinking perhaps he had learned a lesson, I said "Now don't pop this one.". He walked over, grabbed a knife and POP. We lock up our knives, medicines (he overdosed on meds we stored in the cabinet over the fridge. Yes, a child resistant cap.), sweets, juice, cereal, tools. We lock the door to the upstairs when he is up. When he is in bed we lock the attic, bathroom and our bedroom. We have keyed locks on all the doors that lead outside. It is effing inconvenient to have the bathroom door locked at night when you get up to pee. ...