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Advice please - behaviour

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My 4 year old autistic son started school in September - a stressful time! He has settled in really well and the school has been fantastic.  However, he has recently started pulling hair - teachers and children and my own.  He doesn't do it to cause harm - he likes the feel of hair and likes to put it in his mouth (he doesn't actually eat it though).  He went through a phase of doing this at nursery but then it seemed to calm down until the last few weeks.  My little boy doesn't talk so can't communicate his needs/wants.  Does anyone have any suggestions to stop this?

Any advice/support would be much appreciated.  Thank you.

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  • Thanks ClaireHig. I had thought about a doll but didn't want him to think that it was ok to pull/play with hair. I don't think he would understand the difference between the dolls hair and a little girl at school. He has fidget toys and chew toys which he seems to get a lot of comfort from (the chews particularly - we have to be careful what we give him because he does tend to put a lot of things in his mouth).  I know he must get something from it and I know he doesn't mean to cause any harm to anyone. It's just becoming a bit of a problem at school so we're looking for anything that could replicate the sensation or distract him. 

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  • Thanks ClaireHig. I had thought about a doll but didn't want him to think that it was ok to pull/play with hair. I don't think he would understand the difference between the dolls hair and a little girl at school. He has fidget toys and chew toys which he seems to get a lot of comfort from (the chews particularly - we have to be careful what we give him because he does tend to put a lot of things in his mouth).  I know he must get something from it and I know he doesn't mean to cause any harm to anyone. It's just becoming a bit of a problem at school so we're looking for anything that could replicate the sensation or distract him. 

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