Online speech and development support for families in Saudi Arabia
From Multan we coach Pakistani parents across Riyadh, Jeddah and the Eastern Province in Urdu and English, two hours off our clock, so a working family can meet us after the school run without losing sleep.
Our centre is in Multan, Pakistan — we don’t have a branch in Saudi Arabia. For families in Saudi Arabia we work entirely online, in English or Urdu, and we point you to your own country’s services too.
Saudi Arabia is home to a very large Pakistani workforce, and for many of those families life runs on long working hours and a strong desire to do right by their children in a country where the school and clinic world speaks Arabic. Parents often tell us they can follow a report in English but struggle to feel it in their bones, and that talking about a child's speech or behaviour in Urdu changes everything. That is the gap we sit in.
We are one physical centre in Multan, led by speech and language therapist Mahnoor Baloch. We hold no branch or licence in the Kingdom — for Saudi families we work entirely by video, coaching parents rather than treating children remotely. What brings families to us is usually language and familiarity: someone who understands both a Pakistani home and a child's development, in the family's own tongue.
The two-hour difference between Riyadh and Multan is easy to work around. A father coming home from a shift in Dammam or a mother once the children are settled can meet us in the early evening while it is still a sensible hour on our side too.
Working with families in Saudi Arabia
Our first session is mostly us listening. We ask about your child's day in the Kingdom — the languages at home and at school, how routines run during long summers indoors, what a hard moment looks like — and what you most want to change. Then we agree a short, realistic plan you can actually keep up around Saudi working hours.
After that, you lead and we coach. We show you how to draw out words during everyday moments, how to hold a calm and consistent boundary, and how to turn dressing, eating and handwriting practice into small daily wins. Our free Grow tools give you Urdu and English activity sheets so the days between sessions stay purposeful.
Across our team we cover speech therapy, ABA and behavioural support, special education, child psychology, developmental assessments and motor, handwriting and sensory-regulation skills. We do not employ a licensed occupational therapist, so we describe that work honestly as practical motor and daily-living coaching, not clinical OT.
Who we tend to help in the Kingdom
Many of our Saudi families are Pakistani parents on work visas whose children attend international or community schools where instruction may be in Arabic or English. Some children were born in the Kingdom and are growing up across three languages; others arrived mid-childhood and are adjusting all at once. Both situations can make an ordinary delay hard to read, and both benefit from an Urdu-speaking pair of eyes.
We also hear from families weighing up a move back to Pakistan, or already booking summers there, who want their child's progress to hold across both countries. Sitting in Multan, we can keep that thread running when a purely local clinic would lose it over the break.
How online sessions fit a Saudi week
The Saudi weekend falls on Friday and Saturday, so we usually settle on a weekday evening or a Friday morning. With the Kingdom two hours behind Pakistan, your 6pm in Riyadh is our 8pm in Multan — late enough for the school day to be done, early enough that nobody is calling at midnight.
Sessions are a straightforward video call on a phone or laptop. We like to watch your child at play through the camera so we can coach you on real behaviour as it happens, then pause and talk it through. We work in Urdu, English or a mix — whatever is genuinely spoken in your home.
Getting help where you are, too
Alongside working with us online, here’s how families in Saudi Arabia can reach support in their own area. Processes change, so always double-check locally.
Ministry of Health and private centres in Saudi Arabia
For assessment and hands-on therapy in the Kingdom, families use a mix of Ministry of Health services and the many private child-development centres in cities like Riyadh, Jeddah and Dammam. A sensible first step is to ask your paediatrician for guidance, or speak to your child's school about its support arrangements. Available services and referral routes change over time, so please confirm the current picture locally.
Asking through your paediatrician or school
For most Pakistani families in Saudi Arabia the quickest way in is the paediatrician you already see, or the school, both of which can point you to reputable local centres for speech, behavioural and developmental support. What is covered and where waits are shortest varies between cities and providers, so treat anything you read as a starting point and check the details for your own situation.
What we can do with your child online from Saudi Arabia
What we help children with in Saudi Arabia
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 Saudi Arabia 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 Saudi Arabia
Are you a licensed provider in Saudi Arabia?
No. We hold no Ministry of Health licence and no branch in the Kingdom. We work with Saudi-based families online only, as Urdu and English parent coaching and support. For a formal diagnosis or hands-on therapy, please use a licensed local service — we will gladly help you find your way there.
Which language will our sessions be in?
Urdu, English or a blend, depending on what your family speaks at home. For many Pakistani parents in the Kingdom, being able to describe a child's behaviour in Urdu rather than in a translated report is the whole point.
How does the time difference work?
Saudi Arabia is two hours behind Pakistan, so an early-evening slot suits both sides. A 6pm call in Jeddah is 8pm for us in Multan — comfortably inside our working evening.
Can you take the place of a clinic in Riyadh?
No. We are the between-sessions coach who helps you use a plan at home. Assessment and hands-on therapy belong with a licensed Saudi clinic; we work alongside it, not instead of it.
My child is growing up with Arabic, English and Urdu. Is that harming his speech?
Usually not — children can carry several languages — but a genuine delay can hide inside that mix. On our first call we look across all your child's languages so we do not mistake normal multilingual development for a problem, or the other way round.
We plan to move back to Pakistan. Can you keep working with us?
Yes. Because we are based in Multan, we can keep coaching you before, during and after a move or a long summer trip, which helps your child's progress stay steady.
Do you provide occupational therapy?
No. We do not have a licensed occupational therapist. We coach practical motor, handwriting and daily-living skills, and for clinical OT we would direct you to a licensed centre in the Kingdom.
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 Saudi Arabia
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