So we elected to try Cookie Cutters since they also offered a detangling service and if I might say yes of course she freaked i figured that but these two woman did an amazing job doing everything they could to make Oak comfortable and they were more then patient with her freaking out and even with all the jerking and jumping and throwing her head her haircut came out damn good the brushing it out part did take longer but that was cause they wernt just brushing it as fast as they could (which is what mommy would have prob done) they took the time to make sure it didnt hurt her at all (they wanted to make sure her freaking out was only from sensory and not sensory AND pain) they separated the knots by hand before using the big comb then the brush last I give these woman a 100 out of 10 stars seriously we will be going back for her bangs trimming. and side note I am almost 100% confadent that if we didnt have to do the brush out it would have been prob 50%-70% better (less freakout)

Taking my son to a salon wasn’t an option. We tried it all having him go to the same great clips for the whole week leading to haircut we worked on things first like comfort with hair being touched, making it silly and fun head tingles you could try playing hair stylist and have her touch your hair and do “my turn, your turn” if your daughter has an OT they can help you with sensory related issues and make goals with you as well same with ABA. What finally worked for us was gaining the trust finding someone who could come to my home and cut his hair. He doesn’t like to sit so we focused on what he loved which was playing with water find those things that she loves to keep her focused and hands busy, we started a year ago cutting his hair over the kitchen sink and just finally last hair cut he sat in a chair with a cape on. Baby steps lead to the big wins. 💜

@A MyAutismTeam Member I'm a picker. When stressed, or just due to my OCD compulsion of having to remove any scab or piece of dead skin, I pick. My fingers take the brunt of it. I've gotten it more under control over the years - my mom tells me that I'd pick them to the point of bleeding when I was as young as 4 - but I still find myself picking and my mom will tell me, "please don't pick!" Sometimes I wonder how I flew under the radar for so long with my idiosyncrasies, lol! 🙂

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We struggle with the same issue. My daughter is 12. And her hair has been issue since she got hair. We have tried detangling sprays, brushes and anything that we thought would help. But in our journey. We did find what worked for her at least part of time for our daughter. We have her wash her hair and condition it. With the conditioner in it. We comb her hair out. Then rinse. It really helps with the tangles and the sound. We also have her wear headphones to block out the sound sonetimes. Hope this helps

Cute!