Worried about 4 year old's speech- who to go to?

[whattheworldneedsnow]

My four year old child has a few problems:

• still barely using sentences
  
• nothing complex, just words
  
• doesn't usually say when hungry, needs toilet, cold, hurt, etc.
  
• screams and cries like a baby
  

BUT:

• she interacts and plays little games (interactive facial games, even simple verbal ones, like pretending to be daddy's age)
  
• she does get dizzy when she spins around and is afraid of heights
  
• a few other classic indicators for autism are missing
  

I have autism on my side of the family so am possibly hypervigilant.

The problem is compounded by the fact that the local children speak a different language, which is confusing for her, no doubt.

We are visiting England next week (near St Albans) and will be staying for a month.

Obvs NHS is out (we aren't covered, non-resident) but who can I take her to see urgently in order to get a possible diagnosis / help / advice from?

Time goes on and the hoped-for advance in development just hasn't come.

[grassroots]

You could try this website - they have a search function for you to locate independent speech and language therapists in your area.

www.helpwithtalking.com/Default.aspx

Hope you get the help you are looking for.

[odyssey2001]

I would go private. I think our first session was less than £100 and it helped us realise where our son was, what he needed to work on and that we did need private therapy. 9 months on and after about 12 sessions, he is being discharged. We found our therapist through the website above.

[squizita]

Not to alarm you but plenty of high functioning neuro diverse people (especially women) do get dizzy, fear heights, play creatively etc (especially copying/pastiche ... I've taught teens with ASD who could "forge" famous writers for example ... A* English creative writing unit!). In fact those things you list wouldn't be on my list for ruling either way (as someone with a family history who works with kids in mainstream education who have communication issues, including high function ASD).

Not saying this is the issue, but rather perhaps go for a more overall check up first rather than just speech iyswim?