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Learn how to treat lice in children with special needs. Read this and get tips for making lice treatment easier for children with autism and sensory issues.

Let’s face it: finding head lice in your child is never fun and there is never an optimal time. Quincy mom, Carly, had the unfortunate experience of finding head lice two days before her daughter's birthday party. Here is her story: Carly is the mom of two young daughters. She considers herself very organized and is a “big planner”. Her daughter's birthday was coming up and she had everything ready to go. Two days before the party a bug climbed out of her daughter’s hair, thereby threatening to upend her carefully orchestrated plans. Her words describe this scene better than ours could.

Head lice are transferred from person to person via close contact. Here are commonplace scenarios in which lice may be transmitted.