Different difficulties need different support.

Your child may:

• know the routine but need the order shown
• struggle with one garment
• wait for an adult to begin every step
• become overwhelmed by too many instructions
• find seams, labels, fit or pressure uncomfortable
• need support with a new puberty-related clothing step

The resource encourages families to begin with the current need, rather than working through the entire pack in order.

A refusal, delay or incomplete step gives you information. Look for the barrier before adding more prompts.

There are three main dressing sequences.

3 steps

Underwear → Clothes → Socks & Shoes

Best when your child needs a very short overview.

6 steps

Shows the main garment order separately.

Best when your child knows the clothing items but still needs the sequence visible.

10 steps

Includes preparation, orientation, adjusting and finishing.

Best when hidden steps such as finding the front or checking comfort need to be made visible.

More detail is not automatically better.

If three steps work, stay with three.

Sometimes the whole dressing routine is not the problem.

One item is.

The pack includes individual task sequences for:

• underwear
• tops
• bottoms
• socks
• shoes

For example, the underwear sequence separates finding front and back, sitting and holding the waistband, putting each leg through, pulling up and checking comfort.

You can practise one garment during a calm moment instead of trying to teach everything during a rushed morning.

Clothing may feel very different from one day to another.

Your child may prefer:

soft fabric • no labels • loose fit • snug fit • elastic waist • easy fasteners • cooler clothing • warmer clothing

The pack also reminds adults that growth, heat, tiredness, skin sensitivity and activity can change what feels manageable.

Discomfort is not defiance.
If clothing feels wrong, pause and work out what needs changing.

The basic dressing foundation can stay familiar as children grow.

For some children, puberty may introduce:

• a bra or crop top
• a panty liner
• increased privacy needs
• changes in fit and comfort

These steps should only be added when they are relevant, comfortable and useful.

The pack includes:

1. Boy / core clothing route
2. Bra-added route
3. Bra + liner route

As well as separate teaching pages for putting on a pull-on bra and placing a liner. Getting Dressed

Getting Dressed — Complete Visual Support System

US$9.90

A comprehensive 29-page visual system for teaching dressing skills from basic routines through growing-body changes.

The pack includes:

• parent guidance and setup
• 3-step, 6-step and 10-step dressing schedules
• First → Next → Finished board
• individual garment sequences
• dressing problem-solving visuals
• sensory and comfort supports
• boy/core clothing route
• bra route
• bra + liner route
• pull-on bra teaching sequence
• panty liner teaching sequence
• privacy and communication cards
• home, school and community planning
• personalised My Getting Dressed Plan
• printing and storage guidance

The pack is designed to be used one section at a time, not as a programme the child must complete from beginning to end.

Best for:
Families who want one flexible dressing system that can grow with the child rather than buying a new resource for every stage.

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As children grow, dressing support should also protect dignity.

The resource teaches:

• dressing in an agreed private place
• adults knocking or explaining before helping
• using the least physical assistance needed
• giving the child ways to communicate stop, no, help or private

It also includes planning for dressing and changing at home, school, swimming and community settings.

You do not need to prepare all 29 pages.

Start with:

one schedule + one difficult garment + the communication cards you actually need

Then add more only when useful.

Laminating, hook-and-loop dots, rings and boards are optional. The pack recommends printing only the pages needed now and removing unused visuals to reduce visual load. Getting Dressed

If brushing suddenly becomes much harder, do not assume it is simply refusal.

Pain, bleeding, swelling, difficulty swallowing or a persistent change in tolerance may need dental attention. The resource specifically advises pausing and seeking dental advice when pain or a new persistent change is suspected.

This visual supports the routine.

It does not diagnose or treat dental problems.