Leotard
A leotard hugs the whole body at once, and the seams sit exactly where touch-sensitive skin already reacts. The cards below give the child a moment to brace before the fabric arrives.
Leotard
A purple long-sleeved leotard.
About this visual support
Few garments cover as much ground as a leotard. The fabric meets shoulders, back, chest, crotch and thighs at the same time, and because it is so close-fitting every seam presses into the skin rather than hanging loose. For a child with touch-sensitive skin it becomes less a piece of clothing and more a series of small pressures everywhere at once.
Visual support helps by breaking dressing into predictable phases: feet through the leg holes first, then up over the hips, then arms, then shoulders. When the child knows which part of the body meets fabric next, the worst of the surprise is gone. Each picture becomes a cue for the nervous system to brace instead of recoil.
A tip that fits the leotard specifically: turn the garment inside out before each class and look for the seams that sit nearest the skin. Snip the loose label thread, and try a soft thin top underneath for longer sessions. Inside Routined you can save a dressing sequence just for gym days and try it for fourteen days.