Speech and language therapy — how Mahnoor works
Mahnoor is a speech and language therapist with a postgraduate diploma from the University of Education, Lahore (Nobles College of Education, Multan), clinical placements in Multan, and more than five years of work with children whose words, sounds or understanding are behind. Therapy is play-based, one-to-one, and written so a parent can run it at breakfast.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team · medically reviewed by Dr Muhammad Suffyan, MB BS (GMC 8023727) · Last reviewed September 2026
What she actually trained in
The speech and language diploma sits on top of a BS in Special Education with a hearing-impairment specialism from Bahauddin Zakariya University. That combination matters in Multan: a child who “does not talk” is sometimes a child who is not hearing clearly. Glue ear, fluctuating loss and undiagnosed hearing difficulty imitate language delay. Mahnoor starts with that question rather than jumping to drills.
Clinical exposure is listed honestly on her profile: a three-month observational placement at BOL Speech Therapy Centre (2024), a 15-day internship at BASES (June 2026), and a year as a remedial therapist and speech intern at the Autism Resource Centre Lahore’s Multan branch (2022). Observation and supervised internships are training. They are not the same as running those clinics. The work she leads now is at Inclusive, on MPS Road.
What a first speech session looks like here
It is not a test the child can fail. She watches play, how they get your attention, which sounds are in and which are not, whether they understand a two-step instruction, and what language they hear at home — Urdu, Saraiki, Punjabi, English, or a mix. Words are counted across all of them. Bilingualism does not cause delay; that myth is dealt with here.
Goals are small and visible: one new word used in a real routine, a clearer sound in a word the family actually says, a way to ask for help without crying. Parents stay in the room. Most of the week’s practice is yours — that is parent coaching, not a side note. Home ideas by age sit on speech activities and the talking home program.
Languages at home, not a clinic dialect
Therapy runs in the language the child hears most. If that is Urdu with English cartoons, or Saraiki with school English, the plan names that mix instead of pretending one “therapy language” exists. Roman Urdu on WhatsApp is fine — start at bacha bolta nahi.
A child who understands more than they can say is not “lazy”. That gap is often receptive language ahead of expressive, or a motor-speech difficulty such as apraxia. Mahnoor will say which picture she is working from, and what would change her mind after two or three weeks of practice.
Who this is for — and how it sits with behaviour
Late talkers, children who are hard for strangers to understand, stammering, children who understand more than they can say, autistic children with little or no speech, and children whose hearing has been an issue. Condition pages sit next to this work: speech delay, unclear speech, stammering, DLD.
If the worry is only behaviour, start with behaviour therapy. If asking is slower than crying, that is communication maths — see communication development. If you are not sure, start with assessment. The service page for the clinic offer is speech and language therapy.
Speech & language — questions parents ask
Is Mahnoor a speech-language pathologist?
She is a Speech & Language Therapist, which is the title she uses. She does not use “pathologist”. The training is a postgraduate diploma in speech and language therapy (University of Education, Lahore / Nobles College of Education, Multan), on top of special-education degrees.
Can sessions be in Urdu?
Yes. Therapy runs in the language the child hears most at home. Roman Urdu on WhatsApp is fine — start at bacha bolta nahi.
How much is a consultation?
A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes., in person in Multan or online. See fees.
Will pictures or signs stop my child talking?
No. A reliable way to ask usually increases spoken words, because the child is no longer only in distress. We still model the word every time. More on communication development.
Ask about speech & language
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
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