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Liverpool Echo
Liverpool Echo
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Patrick Graham

'One in a million' barber helps people with autism feel comfortable getting haircuts

A barber has started a training course to cut the hair of children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).

Charlene Wayland, from Toxteth, provides the ASD barber service for children and adults in Peace Barbers. Along with regular haircuts, Charlene provides private ASD haircuts to clients without the noise and congestion of a waiting area of customers.

The training was given a trial run at the beginning of 2022 and now Charlene is offering her Peaceful Cuts training at her shop on Childwall Fiveways. Charlene told the ECHO: "At the beginning I learnt through my customers and gained the skills necessary.

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