Have you ever had your hair cut at a rave? Loud music, bright lights? For children on the autism spectrum, that's what a simple trim can feel like. Kate Owens Hines, founder of Kate Kuts salon in Bonita Springs, learned this the hard way.

"Waylon is my fifth son, and when he was diagnosed with autism in 2015 they gave him a 10% quality of life. It meant he was completely nonverbal. He was highly aggressive. He could not tolerate leaving our home. I remember having to wrap him up in a towel so he wouldn't hurt us while we cut his hair. I remember sitting on him to cut his hair, and him fighting for his life. But I just didn't know. So yes, he was my first sensory guest."

That was 2015. Today, Waylon gets his hair cut by his brother Bobby Souza at their mom's salon with no restraints. What

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