Bringing specialists to KP's mountain districts, without the road to Peshawar
In Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, specialist child-development services concentrate in Peshawar, while families in the mountain districts face long, hard journeys to reach them. We work with children right across the province online, in Urdu and English, so the road no longer decides who gets help.
Our centre is in Multan, Pakistan — we don’t have a branch in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. For families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa we work entirely online, in English or Urdu.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is a province of mountains and valleys, and its specialist provision is both thin and concentrated. Peshawar holds most of what exists, while families in the districts strung through the hills can be hours of hard road away from the nearest speech therapist or child psychologist. When a young child is not talking, or is struggling to cope at school, that geography turns getting help into an expedition.
We are the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center, based in Model Town, Multan, and we work with families across KP online. For a family up a mountain valley, that means the specialist arrives on your screen rather than at the end of a long descent to the city. The plan is built around your child and your home, and the distance stops being the deciding factor.
Pashto is the language of most homes across the province, with Urdu widely shared and other regional languages spoken in particular valleys. We run our sessions in Urdu and English, and we coach parents slowly and plainly, so a Pashto-speaking family can follow everything and take the lead on practice at home.
Working with families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Our team covers speech therapy, ABA and behavioural therapy, special education, child psychology, and developmental assessments, along with support for motor, handwriting and sensory-regulation skills. Founder Mahnoor Baloch is a speech-language therapist with over five years of experience, and she leads specialists who each focus on the part of your child's development that most needs attention.
For a KP family, we start with a developmental assessment over video: we watch how your child communicates, plays and responds, and we listen carefully to your concerns. From there we agree a plan and meet regularly online. Our free 'Grow' tools give a parent in a remote district something structured to practise between sessions, so progress does not stall while you wait for the next call.
Parent coaching sits at the centre of it, because a child in KP spends the vast majority of their time with family, not with us. We show you how to draw out first words in everyday routines, how to respond calmly and consistently to hard behaviour, and how to build the fine motor skills behind writing. You do the daily work; we stay the specialists guiding it.
When the journey itself is the barrier
In much of KP the obstacle is not only that specialists are scarce, it is that reaching them is genuinely hard. A family in a mountain district weighing a trip to Peshawar has to reckon with the road, the time, the cost and the toll a long, jolting journey takes on a child who may already find change overwhelming. Faced with all that, many families simply wait and hope, and precious early years slip by.
Online delivery removes the journey from the equation. Regular, unhurried sessions become possible because nobody has to travel for them, and the consistency that children need to make progress becomes achievable for families the old model effectively excluded. For a remote KP household, that shift from an occasional exhausting trip to a steady weekly rhythm is the whole point.
Practice that fits a mountain household
Everything we set for a KP family is built to work with what your home already holds. We do not assume special equipment or a clinic setting; we weave the practice into your child's real routines, using the toys, the food and the daily moments that are already part of valley life. That is what lets home practice hold between our sessions, even far from any centre.
Working at home also shows us your child honestly. A child who would shut down in an unfamiliar Peshawar clinic often shows us far more on their own floor, and that truer picture lets us aim at the right goals. For many KP families, the online route is not second best, it is a clearer and calmer way to be seen.
Getting help where you are, too
Alongside working with us online, here’s how families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa can reach support in their own area. Processes change, so always double-check locally.
Specialist help clusters around Peshawar
In KP, the more specialist paediatric and child-development services are concentrated in Peshawar. For many families in the districts the real obstacle is the journey rather than the fee, which is exactly the gap online coaching is meant to bridge — but for a hands-on assessment, plan around that trip.
District headquarters hospitals
Your district headquarters hospital is the practical first point of contact closer to home. Paediatric cover is usually there; specialist speech or developmental input often is not, so use the visit to raise the concern and ask where they would refer you.
The provincial special education directorate
KP's special education directorate oversees government special schools and learning support. What is on offer varies sharply between settled districts and more remote areas, so check what actually operates near you this year.
What we can do with your child online from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
What we help children with in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Whether your child has a diagnosis or you’ve just started to worry, these are the areas we work with online. Tap any one to understand the signs and how we help.
Not sure where your child fits? Try our free 2-minute development check or which therapy does my child need?
Getting started from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is simple
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Message us on WhatsApp
Tell us your child’s age and what’s worrying you — a short message is enough. We reply in English or Urdu.
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A free first consultation
We listen properly, ask a few questions, and give you an honest read on what your child needs — all over video. No pressure, no jargon.
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A clear plan you can act on
You leave with a plan: online sessions where they help, plus a home program you can start the same week.
Questions from families in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
We live in a remote KP district. Can you really help from a distance?
Yes. Reaching families the road keeps from Peshawar is exactly what our online sessions are for. Your child works with our specialists over video, with parent coaching so the practice continues at home. No journey to the city is needed.
Our home language is Pashto. Will the sessions work?
Yes. We run sessions in Urdu and English, which is widely shared across KP, and we coach you slowly and plainly so a Pashto-speaking family can follow every step and lead the practice at home.
Do we have to travel to Multan at any point?
No. Our centre is in Multan, but KP families work with us entirely online. Nothing about your child's therapy requires you to leave your district.
How does starting work when the roads are difficult?
That is the advantage of online. The assessment and every session happen over video, so no road conditions stand between you and getting started, and the steady weekly rhythm children need stays intact through the seasons.
Who will work with my child?
Our team includes speech therapists, behavioural and ABA specialists, special educators and a child psychologist, led by founder Mahnoor Baloch, a speech-language therapist with over five years of experience. The specialist matched to your child depends on their needs.
Can you help with handwriting and daily-living skills?
Yes. Alongside speech and behaviour, we support motor, handwriting and daily-living skills. We do not have a licensed occupational therapist on the team, so this focuses on practical motor and self-care skill-building rather than clinical occupational therapy.
Are the 'Grow' tools free?
Yes. The 'Grow' tools are free parent resources for use between sessions, so a family in even the most remote KP district always has something structured to practise before the next call.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team · medically reviewed by Dr Muhammad Suffyan, MB BS (GMC 8023727) · Last reviewed July 2026
Let’s talk about your child — wherever you are in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
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