Haircut Social Story Kit

Help children feel more comfortable, confident, and prepared for haircuts with this comprehensive Haircut social story kit. Designed for young children, autistic learners, and children with anxiety. This resource breaks the haircut experience into simple, easy-to-understand steps and includes visuals to support the child during the haircut.

Haircuts can be overwhelming due to unfamiliar sounds, sensations, and routines. This social story helps children understand what to expect before, during, and after a haircut, reducing anxiety and increasing cooperation. Paired with visual supports, reinforcement tools, and parent guidance, this kit provides everything needed to support success.

Your purchase includes the following:

• Getting My Haircut Social Story – explains the sounds and sensations during the haircut and each step of the haircut process
• I Got My Haircut Celebratory Social Story – reinforces successful haircut experience and encourages future success
• Haircut Sequence Visuals – step-by-step visual schedule of the haircut process that helps children understand what comes next
• First/Then Board – use with incentive/reward picture options to provide visual support for motivation and cooperation
• Haircut Visual Supports – helpful reminders and expectation visuals that can be used at home, in the salon, or while preparing for appointments
• Breathing Exercise Visual – can be used before and during the haircut to help calm the child before and during the haircut
• Stickers and Sticker Chart– positive reinforcement that encourages participation and cooperation
• Parent & Caregiver Tips – practical strategies to make haircuts easier
• Assembly & Implementation Guide
• Directions organizing and assembling materials and suggestions for using stories, visuals, and stickers.

Perfect For:

• Autism support
• Early intervention
• Therapists
• Parents and caregivers
• Children with sensory sensitivities or haircut anxiety

All Positively Prepared stories are written using positive language and simple illustrations/words to reduce visual clutter and increase understanding.

Social Story™ and Social Stories™ are trademarks of Carol Gray. This product is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or created by Carol Gray.