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Hi Im New here

jo1976

My son who is 6 years old is currently having assessments for Aspergers Syndrome, So theres no diagnosis as of yet, but the teachers, child psychologist and myself think that he has these traits.

Its taking forever for the diagnosis, I just want to know so I can get help and some support cos it really is hard work!

I do have a little question that I would like to ask about my son, everytime I want to cut his hair or his nails he proper goes off on one and cant get nothing done, I need to cut his hair for school on Monday as a photographer is going to school.

Last time I cut his hair, it was very uneven and looked awful to be honest cos he never stayed still and I felt so bad cos he was heart broken :(

Is there any ideas that you could maybe share with me, as I dread cutting his hair and nails, and really dont fancy pinning him down cos I will feel awful!

Thank you

Jo

  • number one enemy, the haircut,, locked in a chair, glasses off can't see, the barber asking you what do you want,(eh,, a haircut please), the non-vanity and non-egotistic nature of me(anything will do as long as it does not cover my eyes), the touching of the hair and snipping sound, the psychological and physical near presence of a babbling stranger, the non-trust, the small talk ********, the bright lights and music, asking if the haircut is fine and that feeling of that your head is now cold and bare. I've been sheep sheared !

    Haircut a nightmare !

    So I just wait to the summer(warmer on the haircut head)and get one hair cut a year, done by my sister in law who is nice and patient and does it in 5 minutes.

  • I cut my own hair too with something like Crystal describes.

  • I too have an autistic nearly 6 year old and haircutting is a HUGE issue in our house.  I have to say, we got to the point where the local hairdressers wouldn't cut his hair because it was very noisy and not great for the other customers. So now we have a hairdresser come to the house to cut his hair.  It's still not a great experience, but we are in the privacy of our own home in familiar surroundings.  Quite often I will add a new game onto the ipad for him to play and this can be a distraction. If you get the right game.  Otherwise, things get worse!!!!  As I say, still not a great experience but better than it was.  And by the way, he is in desperate need of a haircut but can't quite gear up to it at the moment!

  • Hi Jo1976,

    As an Aspie myself I had issues surrounding haircuts as well when I was little. The way my parents got around it was by taking my teddy bear with me to the hairdressers so that I would have something familiar and comforting with me, then bribing me with a treat afterwards. Not sure if this will work for your son, but it was worth a suggestion.

    Good luck with the diagnosis. I hope everything goes the way you want it to and you, your son and the rest of your family get the support you need and deserve.

    Liv Smile

  • Hi - welcome - I hope the diagnosis comes thru soon so that you + your son can get the support you need.  Right - haircuts!  I used to try + cut my son's hair with scissors when he was little.  Let's just say it could have looked a lot better if he'd gone to the hairdresser.  Later we bought some Remmington electric shears.  They come with different sized comes + all you do is follow the hair line along.  Honestly, forgive the expression, but they are definitely idiot proof + I can vouch for that.  You could use 1 of the longer combs so it doesn't look like his head has had a close shave!  As long as he'll tolerate electric hair cutters of course....?