Autism & cutting hair

So I did something today that if you would of told me four years ago That I would do this, I would of told you that you were nuts. So what did I do? I got highlights in my hair I know that's know big deal for most people but for me hair cuts have always been a big deal. Today as I was getting my hair cut in the chair I was thinking of being younger and like most verbal people with autism I always complained about how my hair hurts when it gets cut. But the more I thought about it today the more I realized it didn't and doesn't when they cut my hair. Think of it like a young kid who tells you his foot hurts when its actually his toe. My hair never really hurt when the stylist was cutting it. It hurt when the stylist put there finger in my hair and pulled slightly before they cut it. But that sensation trickles through your body when they are snipping at your hair. I think the same thing would happen with barber sheers. The pulling of the hair well it cuts your hair. So what is the solution, well in one of my classes at my school the teacher played us old infomercials and one of them stood out to me Of course the whole class laughed at it but I thought I would love to try it. It was called the flowbee and it was a Vacuum and sheers together. I always loved the feeling of a hair dryer in my hair and I know a lot of other people with autism that like the sensation too. So why not try some thing like the flowbee that sucks your hair gently and cuts it just the length you want it. I have now over come the sensation i feel in my hair thanks to a lot of work. I think the fact that I straighten it, brush it, put it in ponytails and really manipulate it everyday helped me over come that feeling. But for some boys/guys this feeling might stay for a longer time and might be hard to cope with. So why not try the flobee! Here’s a big shout out to the hair stylists at civello’s and I want to say thank you for making me look beautiful.

(Carly Fleischmann on FB)