I had my hair cut today; nice and short, in a bob. In the past I was not particularly keen on having my hair cut, mainly because of the unwelcome small talk involved, and being in close proximity to another person; although it has always been preferable to the dentist!. But I think I have struck gold dust in the form of an autism friendly hair-dresser.
At my appointment today, I told the hair dresser I have Asperger's syndrome. She immediately told me that this did not come as a surprise to her, and that I remind her of someone else she knows who is on the spectrum. She also told me that I speak rather fast (even though I was trying hard to speak slowly), which I thought was interesting. She seemed to detect my Asperger traits intuitively, and seemed to know a lot about it - her nephew is autistic.
Many of her clients are autistic, and I think the hair salon as a whole is autism friendly: it is small, and the staff are very warm and friendly.
I am very pleased!
well done, it is good to connect with someone who has sensitivity about them and understands the condition. Maybe you should make a monthly appointment, even just for the social contact.