Flush toilet
The flush arrives like a sudden waterfall, and in public restrooms it can fire off with no warning at all. The steps below prepare the ears and body before the button is pressed.
♂Flush toilet
A hand flushes the toilet.
About this visual support
The scariest part of flushing isn't the water in the bowl, it's the sound. At home a child usually knows roughly how loud it will be and can brace. In a restaurant or airport a sensor can launch a thundering flush the moment they stand up, with no chance to catch a breath in time.
A visual schedule shows the whole chain: put on ear defenders or cover your ears, check the button, press, step out. The order stays predictable even when the room is new, and the picture of hands over ears is often the most important step, because it gives the child something to do with the body the second the noise starts.
A concrete tip for automatic toilets: lay a piece of toilet paper over the sensor while the child stands up and walks out. Then you control the second the flush happens from outside. For children with autism or sound sensitivity, that small bit of control is often the difference between coping with the visit and refusing the next one. The picture of paper over the sensor can sit right in the sequence inside the Routined app.