My first thought was to criticize the family for having such a dryer that was probably front loaded and automatically starting. Then I thought, these parents most likely did not expect to have a Downs child, and like most, were not fully prepared. You learn as time goes on. Secondly, even with a disabled child, you cannot watch them 24/7. That’s not really a normal way of living, and it will teach the child to leave all decision making to other people.
Disability happens in varying degrees. Most kids will learn something after getting into a troublesome moment. Thank goodness for the dog. The mom was very smart to tell the whole story before the hospital or any school made the presumption that the burns were caused by parental abuse.
I can’t find it in myself to be too harsh on them. Kids of all kinds do this kind of thing. I know I did (I remember getting in the dryer trying to make it go around...good think it never did)