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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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  • Hi,

    I have had similar problems, and it took a while to realise that the real issue was not the clippers, sissors or worry about the cut at all, but the small pieces of cut hair that actually seem to hurt.

    I have resolved this by using battery operated clippers and cutting my childs hair in the bath, as soon as any cut hair starts to itch, my child can easily lie back in the water and get rid of it.

    So I'd suggest trying a few different things, is it the noise, feel of sissors or clippers, a rough towel your using around Harvey's neck or something else that is uncomfortable?

    I like Dan's comment, if you an cope with this then it's a really good idea.

    Jaffa Cakes

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  • Hi,

    I have had similar problems, and it took a while to realise that the real issue was not the clippers, sissors or worry about the cut at all, but the small pieces of cut hair that actually seem to hurt.

    I have resolved this by using battery operated clippers and cutting my childs hair in the bath, as soon as any cut hair starts to itch, my child can easily lie back in the water and get rid of it.

    So I'd suggest trying a few different things, is it the noise, feel of sissors or clippers, a rough towel your using around Harvey's neck or something else that is uncomfortable?

    I like Dan's comment, if you an cope with this then it's a really good idea.

    Jaffa Cakes

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