Coaching that travels with you — child therapy for Pakistani families in Jeddah
Jeddah has always been a city people pass through — for Umrah, for Hajj, for work that reaches across the world — and Pakistani families here move more than most. We built our support so a child's speech and development plan does not stall every time the family packs a bag.
Our centre is in Multan, Pakistan — we don’t have a branch in Jeddah. For families in Jeddah we work entirely online, in English or Urdu, and we point you to your own country’s services too.
Jeddah wears its mix openly. The Pakistani families we meet here live next to Egyptians, Yemenis, Indonesians and Sudanese, their children pick up fragments of every language on the street, and the whole rhythm of the city runs a little more relaxed than the inland capital. It is a fine place to raise a child — but a speech delay, or a behaviour that will not settle, worries a parent here the same as anywhere.
The people behind this service are not in Jeddah at all. Our therapy centre is in Multan, in the south of Pakistan's Punjab, and we meet your family through a screen. For a household already used to keeping in touch across continents, working with a team back home feels natural rather than strange.
Mahnoor Baloch, a speech and language therapist, leads the work, with colleagues covering behaviour and ABA, special education, child psychology and developmental assessment. You decide the language of each session — plenty of our Jeddah parents lean on Urdu, while others find English easier for a child schooled mostly in it.
Working with families in Jeddah
A first session is deliberately unhurried. We watch how your child communicates, plays and copes, talk through your worries, and settle on a small set of things to try before we meet again. The plan is built for you to run at home, since you are the one beside your child every day.
What follows depends on the child: speech and language therapy, behaviour and routine support, early learning and readiness for school, or coaching on motor control, handwriting and daily-living skills such as eating and dressing. We are careful about one thing — we have no licensed occupational therapist, so we do not offer occupational therapy, and if your child needs hands-on OT we point you toward it instead of pretending to cover it.
You will not be idle between appointments. Our Grow library — free milestone checklists, activity ideas and short daily routines — gives you something to work with on the road or at home, at no cost, whether or not a session is booked that week.
One child, many languages, one steady plan
A child growing up in Jeddah often hears Urdu at home, Arabic in the neighbourhood and English at school, and parents sometimes fear the mix is holding their speech back. In most cases it is not. We look at the full picture — which language carries the warmth, which the school runs on — and build around all of them rather than asking you to strip any away.
We also like to draw more than one adult into the routine. A grandmother staying for the season, an older cousin, a helper — when everyone leans on the same handful of cues, a child hears consistency, and consistency is what moves things along.
Umrah, Hajj and the trips that don't have to hit pause
For many families here, the calendar turns around pilgrimage and travel. A week for Umrah, a longer stretch during Hajj season, an extended visit to relatives in Pakistan — these can feel like the moments a therapy plan falls apart. With everything running online, it doesn't: sessions resume wherever you find a connection, and the home routines carry on in a hotel room as easily as at home.
When a trip brings you into Pakistan there is a bonus. If you can reach Multan, we will gladly see your child at our centre in person — a chance to work face-to-face before you return to the Red Sea coast. Just remember we hold no registration inside Saudi Arabia and operate purely online there, so everything we do supports, rather than replaces, the licensed care you use in Jeddah. Clocks on this coast sit two hours behind Pakistan, which keeps evening sessions comfortable for both sides.
What we can do with your child online from Jeddah
What we help children with in Jeddah
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 Jeddah 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 Jeddah
Are you registered to practise in Saudi Arabia?
We are not. There is no registration in our name inside the Kingdom and no clinic you can walk into. We provide online coaching that works alongside your local doctors and clinics in Jeddah — an extra layer of support, not a substitute for licensed care.
How does therapy survive an Umrah trip or Hajj season?
Because it is entirely online, it travels with you. As long as you can get a connection, sessions continue and the home routines run wherever you are staying — nothing needs to stop while you are away.
What language do you teach in?
Your choice, session by session. Many Jeddah families use Urdu; others prefer English for a child who lives most of the day in it. We move between the two without fuss.
Do you offer occupational therapy?
No — there is no licensed occupational therapist on our team, so we do not claim it. We can coach motor, handwriting and self-care skills, and will tell you honestly when a child needs a hands-on OT we cannot provide.
Could we see you in person on a trip to Pakistan?
Yes. If your travels bring you close to Multan, we can meet your child at our centre — families often use a visit home for one face-to-face session before flying back.
Are the home activities an extra cost?
No. The Grow checklists, activity sheets and routines are free, and you can use them as much as you like between sessions or while you travel.
The clock difference — does it make evening sessions awkward?
Not really. Jeddah is two hours behind Multan, so an evening appointment for you still falls at a workable time for our team back in Pakistan.
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 Jeddah
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–Sat, 10 AM – 7 PM