Gym clothes
Locker rooms hold a lot at once, voices echoing, new fabric on skin, other people moving around. The visual support below breaks the change into smaller pieces.
Gym clothes
A blue t-shirt, black shorts, and white and blue sneakers are neatly laid out.
Gym clothes
A blue t-shirt, grey shorts, white and orange striped socks, and black sneakers are neatly laid out.
Gym clothes
A set of gym clothes consisting of a blue t-shirt, grey shorts, white socks with red stripes, and white athletic shoes.
Gym clothes
An illustration of gym clothes including a blue t-shirt, black shorts, white socks, and a white sneaker.
About this visual support
Changing into gym clothes is rarely just swapping one outfit for another. The fabric sits tighter, seams press in places that everyday shirts never touch, and the locker room means someone is always an arm's length away. For a child who reads pressure and sound carefully, the whole sequence can lock up in the body before any actual sport starts.
A visual sequence narrows the field. One garment at a time, shorts before top, top before socks, with a clear marker for when the change is finished. The child can stay at their own bench and follow the row of pictures instead of trying to read the room.
A specific idea worth trying: let the child smell or touch the new fabric at home the evening before, so the first contact with skin does not happen inside the noise of the changing area. If you want the same pictures paired with a timer and check-off on a phone, Routined offers a 14-day trial.