Getting a feel for the gym

Thomas is really terrified of going in the school gym.  This has everything to do with sensory processing issues.  He would go in for a minute or two and want to leave.  The teacher said his body stiffens and she can feel his anxiety.  I sat down with the teacher and SP therapist last week to come up with a plan for getting him in there at a time other than gym class to get a feel for the space.  The speech therapist tried taking him and his buddy down there this week to play super heroes.  Thomas was super excited about this all the way down the hall, but when they got to the gym door he froze and refused to go in.  She called me later that day and after discussing it with her, we decided that I would come in one morning and try to work with him one on one in there.