Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 > Obviously, Mic doesn't liek his haircut. Tristan hates it!!! He > doesn't even like for me to brush or comb it. Major fit throwing and > fighting.... Hi Colleen, When was little, we took him for his first haircut. He and dh barely got through it! LOL We went that day and bought a good set of hairclippers. has had a " buzz " since then. We decided a long time ago that life with is a " pick your battle " kind of thing. Haircutting just wasn't worth the battle to us. Now, we cut his hair at home when we know he's in the frame of mind where he will sit still long enough. We've gotten fairly proficient and can get it done in about 10 minutes start to finish! LOL Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 I did the same thing, but until this point Tristan's dad would insist that he not have a buzz cut. Funny thing...I was the one that took him for his haircuts and with my Fibromyalgia, holding an angry/scared 6 y.o. who has the strength of the incredible hulk is not easy. Even with the clippers, I have to almost " hog tie " him and have help from someone else to hold his hands. And to think, I had to listen to his dad on the phone this morning saying that Tristan's behavior was because of the situation he is in. (pending divorce, not seeing his dad, changing schools, etc.) I guess he has forgotten that this has been going on for years and we've only been gone for almost 7 months. Go figure. I fear that if Tristan is put on medication that his dad won't give in to him while he has him for visits....something else to discuss with my attorney. HUGS...Colleen > Hi Colleen, > > When was little, we took him for his first haircut. He and > dh barely got through it! LOL We went that day and bought a good > set of hairclippers. has had a " buzz " since then. We > decided a long time ago that life with is a " pick your > battle " kind of thing. Haircutting just wasn't worth the battle to > us. Now, we cut his hair at home when we know he's in the frame of > mind where he will sit still long enough. We've gotten fairly > proficient and can get it done in about 10 minutes start to finish! > LOL > > Terry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2004 Report Share Posted January 20, 2004 Tristan soaks clean, too. Fortunately, since I left his dad, I have been able to add bubbles to Tristan's bath. The first time I tried bubble bath in TN, Tristan freaked out, so I just quit trying. A friend of mine here bought Tristan a Bob the Builder bubble bath set without knowing the he didn't " do " bubbles. Well, that purchase by her & gift to Tristan was a blessing in disguise. He won't take a bath now without his bubbles. Tristan's feet, knees and elbows have the same dingy, ground in dirt look to them. Thankfully, Tristan doesn't have oily hair as washing his hair is another MAJOR battle. Gosh, I didn't realize how much of this was austic type behaviors until finding this group. Now I'm even more prepared for his appointment on the 26th. HUGS...Colleen > Mic always has Bedhead I call it I cant get near him with a comb or brush and the scissors well the poor kid shook all over he was so scared.Have been working on that for along time no progress there.He has a fit when I try to wash him in the tub too.so he soaks clean alot.his feet never get clean to much stress to scrub them picking my own battles.Sometimes embarassing wwhen he takes his shoes and socks off at school though. bottom of feet dirt worn in dirt.mine to we are always barefoot mics feet were so falt and his pt told me leave him barefoot and 2 years later Mic has nice little arches in is feet.So we are still always barefoot in the house now of course butall summer everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 Haircutting was a huge problem...but then Dylan got alopecia - the auto-immune disorder where they don't grow hair! At first it was kind of sad, but he's a cuttie bald. It certainly solved our hair cutting issue! Becky Lauri Stein wrote: Re: the haircuting...We have always had a family friend cut Gene's hair..either in her home or ours. It was always horrible until about age 11 or 12 and then he started to handle it better and sit without us having to hold him in place. That head is so sensitive. There is the water spraying, the cutting sound, sometimes the razor buzzer thing. For a while there I hugged him during his haircuts. We bribed him too with Mcs afterward. But in the end, he is pretty good about it now. Seems like it was something he needed to grow out of. Lauri nolan wrote: The behaviorist at Mics school told me that most of the autistic kids have these issues with hair, nails and doctors.They do it for alot of them.Its the handling for Mic.Mic has had fundiplication surgery and he gags getting hair cuts my dh reminded me. I dont know if its a good idea to have them cut his hair.Gagging can cause damage to the fundo.Nice to know Steve was listening he reminded me of the gaging especially with the hair cuts youd think we were cutting his fingers off. Laurie -------------------------------------------------- Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 11, 2006 Report Share Posted January 11, 2006 You've got to find the bright side of every situation. I agree, Dylan is an adorable Mr. Clean! Becky Kligora wrote: Haircutting was a huge problem...but then Dylan got alopecia - the auto-immune disorder where they don't grow hair! At first it was kind of sad, but he's a cuttie bald. It certainly solved our hair cutting issue! Becky Lauri Stein wrote: Re: the haircuting...We have always had a family friend cut Gene's hair..either in her home or ours. It was always horrible until about age 11 or 12 and then he started to handle it better and sit without us having to hold him in place. That head is so sensitive. There is the water spraying, the cutting sound, sometimes the razor buzzer thing. For a while there I hugged him during his haircuts. We bribed him too with Mcs afterward. But in the end, he is pretty good about it now. Seems like it was something he needed to grow out of. Lauri nolan wrote: The behaviorist at Mics school told me that most of the autistic kids have these issues with hair, nails and doctors.They do it for alot of them.Its the handling for Mic.Mic has had fundiplication surgery and he gags getting hair cuts my dh reminded me. I dont know if its a good idea to have them cut his hair.Gagging can cause damage to the fundo.Nice to know Steve was listening he reminded me of the gaging especially with the hair cuts youd think we were cutting his fingers off. Laurie -------------------------------------------------- Checkout our homepage for information, bookmarks, and photos of our kids. Share favorite bookmarks, ideas, and other information by including them. Don't forget, messages are a permanent record of the archives for our list. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/ -------------------------------------------- Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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