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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

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  • 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!

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  • 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!

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