“I’ve always struggled with them at the barber shop, just getting them to sit down on the chair,” said Ramirez, “The sensory issues you know, the machine, it was pretty hard.”īut after working with Saenz, the twins are at ease during the trim. One of them is Cassandra Ramirez, a mom of twin boys with autism. With only a few days in business, Saenz already has customers. So you need to have a lot of visual distractions, encouragement, letting them know they’re doing good, that they’re going to be okay,” said Saenz. “Many of these children have many sensory issues, the sound, the touch, everything is overwhelming for them during the haircut. The salon stylists also use calming scissors, which serve as clippers, without the noise for those who get alarmed by the sound. One visual distraction they use is bubbles and Play-doh, it calms the client down if they’re feeling sensitive.
She opened up the salon this week and the method is using visual distractions to help calm down the child that can be experiencing difficulties during the haircut. “I was talking to many parents who were struggling to find a hair salon that would accommodate for their children, so I decided to use my knowledge and skills to create a sensory friendly hair salon,” said Saenz. Saenz is a licensed speech language pathologist assistant and has worked with kids with autism in the past at a clinic, but decided it was time for something new.
They will keep the child regulated and we are using visual distractions, reinforcements, fidget toys to keep the child regulated throughout the haircut,” said Alexia Saenz, co-owner of Au-some Cuts. “What makes us different is that we’re going to have somebody assisting the stylist. A first of its kind hair salon specializing in serving children and adults with disabilities is now open in McAllen.
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