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Help Please!! Haircuts!!

NAS16996

Hello everyone! My son, Harvey, is 3 years old and was diagnosed with severe autism, Most things are a daily struggle, one being cutting his hair, its getting so long and can no longer put it off now, If I take him into a hairdressers he freaks out, he has very little understanding of things so bribes or anything like that don't work, does anybody have some handy hints or tips that I could try? Thanks

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  • I found I could only cut my son's hair on his terms . He would suddenly say that it was too long (usually as his fringe was in his eyes and annoying him) and I would whip out a pair of scissors , sit him on the chair and cut it. I had to be calm and fast- a quick trim around the neck and across the forehead was the best I could do for a long time. Now he tolerates the barbers- but still on his terms. We go straight in - has to be the barber with the tv to watch- and he copes really well.

    I decided that long hair was the least of my worries. He went ove 3 years without washing it too- no one noticed.

    Have you tried a social story about a haircut?

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  • I found I could only cut my son's hair on his terms . He would suddenly say that it was too long (usually as his fringe was in his eyes and annoying him) and I would whip out a pair of scissors , sit him on the chair and cut it. I had to be calm and fast- a quick trim around the neck and across the forehead was the best I could do for a long time. Now he tolerates the barbers- but still on his terms. We go straight in - has to be the barber with the tv to watch- and he copes really well.

    I decided that long hair was the least of my worries. He went ove 3 years without washing it too- no one noticed.

    Have you tried a social story about a haircut?

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