Social story · 8 pages
Getting a haircut
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My hair grows a little every day. When it gets long, it needs a haircut.
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I may go to a barber. Sometimes someone at home cuts my hair.
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I sit in a big chair. A cape goes around me to keep the hair off my clothes.
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The hair is cut with scissors or with clippers. Clippers make a buzzing sound.
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If the sound is too loud, I can ask for scissors instead of clippers.
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Little bits of hair may feel itchy. They can be brushed away.
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Cutting hair does not hurt. I can count or hold something I like while I wait.
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When it is finished, I can look in the mirror. My hair is shorter and neat.
For grown-ups
Ask the barber for a quiet time, or cut at home. Scissors are quieter than clippers, and a towel can stand in for the cape when you practise.
Pictograms: Sergio Palao, ARASAAC (arasaac.org), Government of Aragón, under the Creative Commons BY-NC-SA licence.