Hello, I wasn’t sure if anyone could help as pedi is not my thing. I have an out of state friend whose daughter is non verbal. She is 3 YO but alert. She is going for a procedure and needs a Covid 3 days prior. Mom is terrified as her daughter will be traumatized by the this making it extremely difficult to get her to the actual procedure. I asked her if they could do a rapid but the hospital said it’s 3 days before because it’s cheaper. Any pediatricians on here know of a better way? TIA Karen

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Wow, that sounds scary. I'm so sorry. I have on advice other than bringing a stuffy and doing it to the stuffed animal first to demonstrate it. My son has autism and usually if we demonstrate it on his toys, he is able to be calmer.

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