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Karen, my four year old has some anxieties like this. We approach this with social stories. do you know what they are? If not, find out. And add pictures to them, real or cartoon. (You can just google social stories until you find the connection, usually it is connected with autism in writings on the net.) Before the event, read the social story a few times. Even the day or night before. Sometimes, if my son can have something like this, he finds it easier to process something over which he has no control, and the event seems to make more sense to him, and not pose a threat. You want your child to feel that he is not powerless, so, as they say, "knowledge is power." Can he carry a small comfort item in a pocket, that is not too much of a distraction? I know of one little girl who used to carry a photo of her family. Good luck, and I hope this helps!

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