My 5 year old daughter has been on the waiting list for 3 years now to be seen by paediatric for an autism screening? Today I had an email from a private clinic with availability for November. My question is, is it worth going private while waiting for the NHS to see her? A few of her traits that have been noted are
*Tiptoe walking
*Hand flapping
*Spinning
*Jumping up and down
*Doesn't play with toys (she does sort toys, like makes squares with them, just doesn't actually play with them)
*can not deal with busy places (school have had to change how she comes and goes to school as this causes major meltdowns)
*very limited diet and foods always have to be from the same brand each time
*meltdowns if her daily routine is changed
*can give eye contact but only to people she likes and knows
*does not sleep for long periods of time. Getting around a total of 5 hours a night.
*hits, bites, scratches ect... when in meltdown
*runs away from situations she can not handle
*can not share
*collects coins but is also very interested in them
*head bangs on hard surfaces (she has been in hospital because of this . Once because she hit it that hard on the fore head you could see her skull)
*lack of the feeling of pain. When you could see her skull she didn't cry and she was just running around wild still.
*loves the feeling of being cold
*shows no remorse when she hurts somebody
*zero danger awareness
There is so much more. Just thought I would point out a few things to see if it's worth going private.