HAIRCUTS & MELTDOWNS! For many parents of children with Autism, getting their haircut can be a traumatic experience for both them and their child. It is a task that needs to be done but the thought of it fill us parents with dread! Over the years we have tried numerous strategies from cutting his hair ourselves at home (with some interesting haircuts resulting!) home visits from hairdressers to visits to the barbers. Our son (who has ASD and sensory issues) hated having his head touched and was particularly sensitive around his ears. It was as if the act of cutting caused him physical pain – like he had feeling in his hair! Over the years we have persevered and whilst it is still something of a tactical operation we seemed to have more or less cracked it. We’ve found an understanding barber who we’ve been going to for a few years now – my son knows them and vice versa. We go as a family and Dad has his haircut at the same time in the next chair with Mum on standby to deal with an impending crisis. He can even tolerate a short stint with the clippers now and the promise of a treat (usually a visit to a café for some cake!) often helps us get though the final few minutes when he’s starting to get fidgety. If you have any tips, strategies or stories which may help others please share them on our blog or Facebook page.
Posted on: Thu, 08 Aug 2013 08:34:52 +0000
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