<div>Help Fund Sensory-Friendly Haircut experiences for Neurodivergent kids.
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<div>Because everyone deserves a stylish cut without the struggle.
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<div>Hi, I’m Henry, a 10 year veteran barber in Downtown Dallas. I love doing detailed fades and crispy edge ups. I am a husband and a father of two - so when I am not working I am being a dad! I also really enjoy playing chess, reading, working out, listening to Afro beats, making cocktails from scratch, playing drums, and being adventurous.
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<div>I am also the founder of The Weighted Cape! A hair cutting cape designed with insertable weights to transform haircuts into calming, empowering experiences for individuals who need sensory support.
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<div>The idea for The Weighted Cape came from a quiet moment at home. After buying a weighted blanket for my wife, I tried it myself and immediately felt the calming effects. That’s when the lightbulb went off: What if I could bring that same comfort into my barbershop? So I transformed a traditional cutting cape into a weighted version, initially just to add comfort for my clients.
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<div>But what started as a small upgrade quickly revealed something bigger.
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<div>I realized the weighted cape could do more than make people comfortable- it could regulate, soothe, and support those with sensory needs who struggle with haircuts. For many of these kids, a haircut isn’t just a routine task—it’s a sensory minefield. The noise, the tools, the cape itself—every part of the experience can be overwhelming. But with the right tools and approach, that can change.
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<div>Since then, I’ve become a Sensory Safe Certified barber, specializing in working with children on the spectrum. I’ve created a space where kids feel safe to just be themselves, and where parents no longer have to dread haircut day. I service about 60 kids a month and it is easily the most fulfilling thing I’ve done in my 10 year career. To see parents feel like weights have been lifted off their shoulders and not having to apologize and the kids slowly building that trust and haircut tolerance, the experience has been truly invaluable.
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<div>Now, I need your help.
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<div>This GoFundMe will allow me to offer free or reduced-cost sensory-friendly haircuts in 2026 to families in my community who need them most. Your donation will go directly toward:
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<div>•	Covering some or all costs of individualized, sensory-friendly haircuts for families. 
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<div>•	Providing us calming tools like weighted capes, fidgets, visual supports, toys, booster seats etc 
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<div>• Expanding into a bigger suite to give more families access to a safe, supportive environment! 
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<div>• Hiring and training sensory pros to offer sensory friendly haircuts alongside me.
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<div>• Offer kids some toys/fidgets to take home with them.
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<div>• Community outreach including but not limited to events celebrating and bringing awareness to neurodiversity. 
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<div>This isn’t just about hair—it’s about inclusion, dignity, and access. Every child deserves to feel seen, supported, and celebrated in the barber chair.
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<div>Read news story here <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/north-texas-barber-creates-sensory-friendly-haircut-experience-neurodivergent-children-dallas/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/north-texas-barber-creates-sensory-friendly-haircut-experience-neurodivergent-children-dallas/" target="_blank" class="" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer">https://www.cbsnews.com/amp/texas/news/north-texas-barber-creates-sensory-friendly-haircut-experience-neurodivergent-children-dallas/</a></a>
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<div>Update** With such huge support from the community we’ve raised our target goal. This new goal will help us offer free or reduced cost sensory haircuts for the ENTIRE 2026. ALL donations will go towards sensory haircuts and IMPROVING the ENTIRE experience for families. Help us reach our goal of 100k by December 31, 2025.
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<div>Update 09-2025 Wow it only took us a month to hit our goal. Thank you all so much for your generosity we will keep the donations open because now I feel like this could be way bigger than just enhancing the sensory haircut experience. Stay tuned for more updates! 
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<div>Thank you for helping me bring this mission to more families.
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<div>With gratitude,
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<div>Henry (@HenryTribes)
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<div>Founder of The Weighted Cape
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