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Name: vhenry

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Okay here it is ...I'm a mum of a lovely 5yr old son who has severe autism. He is non-verbal and isn't aggressive unless it's at me.

He can't seem to help himself when he's around me. If he experiences any kind of emotion or even just spots me, he dives at me trying to pull the crap out of my hair. I'm not talking about lite hair pulling here, it's more like him abseiling off my hair!

I have tried nearly everything I can possibly think of to stop him doing this. But to no avail. I seriously need any and all advice from anyone who has experienced this first hand. Please!!

Honestly the thought of being able to bend down and even be able to hold my son without fear of him tearing my hair out roots and all would be wonderful. Please help! Thankyou ↓

Name: mychael | Date: Apr 19th, 2011 10:07 PM

I am a teacher in New York that works with autistic kids. Does he just pull your hair or is he aggressive, angry, or violent when he does it? It sounds like he is may have something associated with severe tactile sensory simulation. Are you aware of any other sensory issues? If you can't wain him off the behavior you may have to try substituting your hair for some other tactile stimulation. Cutting your hair or tying it up is another option. Check out the documentary on HBO entitled: A Mother's Courage: Talking Back to Autism. ↑

Name: Edwardliu | Date: Jun 9th, 2011 9:08 PM

I'm not sure I can help you or not. When my son is two and a half years old, he pulls my hair because he likes me. Then my speech pathology teach me to teach him to gentle touch my face to express he loves me. Every time when he pull my hair, we let him touch my face then when he did it, we award him. ↑

Name: brotherlover | Date: Aug 6th, 2011 6:47 PM

My 4 year old brother use to pull my hair out to and we just had to hav people come in and help us teach him it's wrong ↑