Speech and development coaching that works around Eastern Province shift patterns
Oil and industry set the clock in Dammam, Khobar and Dhahran, and that clock has no interest in clinic opening hours. For a parent working rotations, getting a child to a fixed weekday appointment can be close to impossible — which is exactly the problem we set out to solve.
Our centre is in Multan, Pakistan — we don’t have a branch in Dammam. For families in Dammam we work entirely online, in English or Urdu, and we point you to your own country’s services too.
The Eastern Province runs on shifts. Dammam, Khobar and Dhahran are built around the oil sector, and a large slice of the Pakistani community here works rotations that swallow evenings, nights and weekends without much warning. For families whose child needs speech or developmental help, the timetable alone can be the biggest barrier of all.
We are not a local clinic — our team works from a therapy centre in Multan, in southern Pakistan, and reaches your family over video. That distance turns out to be an advantage: no drive through causeway traffic, no clinic hours to beat, just a session that slots into whatever your rotation leaves free.
Heading the work is Mahnoor Baloch, a speech and language therapist, with colleagues in behaviour and ABA, special education, child psychology and developmental assessment alongside her. Sessions run in whichever language fits your home — for most Eastern Province families that is Urdu, though English is on the table whenever a child leans that way.
Working with families in Dammam
We begin by getting to know your child — watching how they communicate and play, hearing what worries you, then agreeing a short, doable set of steps for the weeks ahead. Everything is designed to run at home, because between sessions the person doing the real work is you.
From there the plan follows the child: speech and language work, help with behaviour and daily routines, early learning and school-readiness, or coaching on motor skills, handwriting and self-care. We are straight about the boundary — with no licensed occupational therapist on the team, we do not offer occupational therapy, and if a hands-on OT assessment is what your child truly needs, we will say so rather than stretch what we do.
For the stretches between sessions — and with shift work there are plenty — our free Grow tools give you something to lean on: milestone checklists, activity sheets and short home routines you can run at six in the morning or after a night rotation, all at no charge.
A timetable built for rotations, not office hours
The whole point of doing this online is flexibility. If your rotation leaves you at home on a Tuesday morning, that is when we meet; if nights are your only free evenings, we work with that. Because the Eastern Province sits two hours behind Pakistan, our working day stretches across a broad slice of yours, which leaves room to shift appointments when a roster changes at short notice.
We also build the plan so it does not collapse when you are on shift and cannot join. The home routines are written for whoever is with the child that day — a partner, a grandparent, an older sibling — so progress does not stall simply because the parent who booked is out at the plant.
When the nearest specialist is a long way off
Families in the Eastern Province often tell us the right specialist for their child — an Urdu-speaking therapist, someone who understands the culture at home — is either far away or booked out for months. Remote coaching helps close that gap. You get consistent, familiar support without hunting across Khobar and Dhahran for an appointment, and without a language barrier sitting in the middle of it.
None of this replaces the care you can reach locally. We hold no registration with Saudi Arabia's Ministry of Health and see no children in the Kingdom in person, so we act as a steady coaching layer beside your local doctors and any specialist you do manage to see. And if a summer or holiday trip carries your family toward Multan, we can meet your child at our centre in person while you are in Pakistan.
What we can do with your child online from Dammam
What we help children with in Dammam
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 Dammam 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 Dammam
I work rotating shifts. Will you really schedule around them?
Yes — that is the main reason families here come to us. Sessions are set to your rotation, whether that means a weekday morning, a late night or a rest day, and we move them when your roster changes.
Are you licensed in Saudi Arabia?
No. We hold no Ministry of Health registration and do not treat children in the Kingdom face-to-face. We are an online support service that works alongside your local clinics and specialists, not a replacement for them.
Which languages do you work in?
Mostly Urdu with Eastern Province families, and English whenever that fits a child better. You tell us which one your home runs on and we follow it.
Do you offer occupational therapy?
We do not. There is no licensed occupational therapist on the team, so we will not call our motor and handwriting coaching occupational therapy. If your child needs a proper OT assessment, we will tell you.
Local specialists here are far away or fully booked. Can you fill that gap?
To a large degree, yes. Consistent online coaching means you do not have to chase scarce appointments across Dammam and Khobar, and you get familiar, Urdu-speaking support meanwhile — though for anything hands-on we still point you to local care.
Can we see you in person if we travel to Pakistan?
Yes. If a trip home brings you near Multan, we can see your child at our centre and use the visit to reset the plan before you return to the Eastern Province.
Are the between-session tools free?
They are. The Grow checklists, activity sheets and routines cost nothing and are made to be used on your own time, including after a night shift.
Other areas we support
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 Dammam
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