Autistic self care

With all this talk about self care, I had my hair cut today at a very traditional barber, only £5, it's in a basement in a traditional city market.  I go there regularly because it's dirt cheap and I feel as if I'm in the 1930s.

Lucky you, I would prefer going to a barber and just having my hair cut dry, rather than going to a women's salon where they want to wash and blow dry it. I don't like having my hair washed in a salon and it's a waste of time because I wash it after I get home. 

Like TheCatWoman I usually have a short pixie cut, but I've just bought some clippers with various attachments and I want my partner to cut it using the number 8 attachment, which will take it to a length of 1 inch/25mm. If that doesn't work out, I might ask in a local barbers if they cut women's hair in short styles.

I cannot stand having long hair, I like to be able.to wash it quickly and just give it a quick blast with a hairdryer - particularly now that I often get shoulder and neck pain.

You can have a dry cut at a womens salon, or a wet cut where they just spray your hair with water.

Should be. One of the things yu really need to look at, using two mirrors, is where you natural hairline is back and front. If you find your occipital bone, the bump at the back of your head, where it joins the neck, how much hair is there? If you just have a few whispy bits below your occipital or the all grow in strange directions, then it might look a bit strange at the back, although as you won't be looking at it so it might not matter so much? Always use the clippers to cut in the direction of the hair growth, so if theres a bit at the back that grows sideways, then use the clippers sideways. Have a good look at the front and sides of your hairline, if you have a slightly receding hairline making quite a deep V, then it might be worth sectionng that off and cutting it withe scissors.

I'd advise using the largest guide comb you have, its much easier to take more off than to put it back on!

If your hairline is very close to you ears you might want to use a smaller guide comb, and blend it in a bit, so as you don't have hair sticking out over your ears.

 If you need or want to, for very fine, flyaway hair, you can rub some hair gel through it and dry it off, the clippers will cut through it ok, but it might give you a little more control.

Should be. One of the things yu really need to look at, using two mirrors, is where you natural hairline is back and front. If you find your occipital bone, the bump at the back of your head, where it joins the neck, how much hair is there? If you just have a few whispy bits below your occipital or the all grow in strange directions, then it might look a bit strange at the back, although as you won't be looking at it so it might not matter so much? Always use the clippers to cut in the direction of the hair growth, so if theres a bit at the back that grows sideways, then use the clippers sideways. Have a good look at the front and sides of your hairline, if you have a slightly receding hairline making quite a deep V, then it might be worth sectionng that off and cutting it withe scissors.

I'd advise using the largest guide comb you have, its much easier to take more off than to put it back on!

If your hairline is very close to you ears you might want to use a smaller guide comb, and blend it in a bit, so as you don't have hair sticking out over your ears.

 If you need or want to, for very fine, flyaway hair, you can rub some hair gel through it and dry it off, the clippers will cut through it ok, but it might give you a little more control.