Early Intervention for Babies and Toddlers
Earlier is kinder — not because a window slams shut, but because looking, requesting and recovering from a no are cheaper to teach at two than at eight. Two or three skills in meals and play. Not five therapies stacked into a toddler’s week.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team — our Speech & Language Therapist, psychology and ABA staff. This page is awaiting its clinical review.
About Early Intervention
Early intervention at Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center in Model Town, Multan is the work of the first years: looking, requesting, recovering from a no, play that goes back and forth. Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first; faculty includes Mahnoor Baloch. How she frames this: early intervention with Mahnoor. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
It is not five therapies stacked into a toddler’s week until nobody has a home left. It is two or three skills, practised in meals and play, with the parent in the room. Mahnoor’s 4Dots practicum (May–July 2024) used that shape with young autistic children. It is listed as a practicum, not a published trial.
You do not need a diagnosis. A worry and a few examples are enough. Lost skills at any age is same-week, not “wait and see”. Checklists: milestones.
Who this is for
- No pointing or response to name by 12 months (hearing checked)
- Few or no words by 18 months
- No two-word combinations by two
- Play that does not go back and forth
- Toddlers who have lost skills they used to have
- Parents who want to know what to do in meals and play this week
What early intervention is not
It is not a promise that a child “catches the window or misses it forever”. It is not five appointments a week. The parent is the therapist between sessions — that is why parent coaching sits next to this programme, not as an extra.
What we actually practise
A look when you say their name. A reach or a sound to request. Recovering from a no. A two-minute play that goes back and forth. Speech and requesting often share the same first month: speech therapy, communication.
When to come
Red-flag guides: one, two, three. Assessment is the first hour: developmental assessment. If a medical opinion is needed, we say so.
How it joins the rest of the plan
Under 3s who are autistic often sit in both this programme and autism support. School is later — school readiness is for sitting and a classroom, not for a one-year-old. Related cluster pages: a session, at home, under 3s.
How this programme works, in more depth
Each of these pages is one slice of the work — a session, who it is for, or what to try at home — linked back to this service.
What a session actually looks like
- 1You tell us what you have noticed, in the words you actually use at home.
- 2We watch play, looking, requesting — not a test the toddler has to pass.
- 3We pick two skills for this month, practised in one routine.
- 4You leave with what to do at breakfast or bath, not a sheet of twenty games.
Other ways we can help
Speech Therapy
Help for late talkers, unclear speech, stammering and language delay, through play your child enjoys.
Motor & Daily Skills
Motor, handwriting and self-care skills, built up through purposeful play.
ABA Therapy
ABA and positive-behaviour support for autism, ADHD and hard-to-manage behaviour.
Early Intervention: your questions answered
Is it too late if my child is already three?
No. Three is still early. The plan simply starts to look more like sitting, requesting and play that will have to survive a classroom. See school readiness if the next door is nursery.
Do they have to sit on a chair?
No. Floor play is the session. Sitting is a later school-readiness skill.
Is this instead of an assessment?
No. Mahnoor’s first look is still the start. This programme is the hours that follow, with you in the room.
Worried about your child? Let’s talk.
A short, friendly conversation is the best first step. Call, text or WhatsApp us — we’ll listen and guide you, with no pressure.
MPS Road, Block A Model Town, Multan (near Bloomfield Hall School, Street No. 2) · Mon–Fri, 2 PM – 6 PM