What an art-based session looks like
An art-based session here is short, messy on purpose, and built around one goal you can see — a sit, a request, a finished mark. The adult does not finish the picture.
Written by the Inclusive Developmental and Therapy Center therapy team · medically reviewed by Dr Muhammad Suffyan, MB BS (GMC 8023727) · Last reviewed September 2026
The shape of the hour
You tell us what happens at the table at home. We pick one material the child will actually touch. We set one goal for this week. Then the child makes, we prompt, we fade, we stop while it is still going well.
This sits on the art-based therapy pillar. It is not registered art therapy — that honesty is on the pillar.
What you take home
One activity for the kitchen table, not a craft kit. Related: art at home, autism.
Who is in the room, and who is not
Mahnoor has already written the plan, or this hour is how we gather what she needs to write it. The adult in the room is from the special education, ABA, school-readiness or psychology team — not a registered art therapist. That sentence is also on the pillar.
Parents often stay for the first sessions so they see the prompt. Then we fade you on purpose, the same way we fade a physical prompt on the brush.
When the hour is going wrong
They eat the paint, throw the water, or will not come to the table. We change the material or the surface before we change the child. Dry media. A closed glue stick. The floor instead of the table. The table is a goal, not an entry ticket.
If the crash is sensory, stop. See sensory support. If the crash is “I will not start any demand”, that may be load or a behaviour function — ABA and Noor.
The adult does not finish the picture
If they refuse the table, we start on the floor. The table is a goal, not an entry ticket. Pillar: art-based work. We do not employ a registered art therapist.
The idea behind the work (in the books)
One material, one goal, a sit that ends. Not a gallery class and not registered art therapy.
Lowenfeld — drawing stages as observation
A scribble they chose and finished is a sit and a stop. We do not mark a four-year-old down for still scribbling.
Cooper, Heron and Heward — task analysis
Sitting, requesting a colour, one mark, then stop is a chain. The picture is the by-product.
What the research tells us
This isn’t just our opinion — it’s grounded in published research. Here are a few findings from trusted, independent sources:
Novak and Honan’s systematic review of paediatric occupational therapy found strong evidence that task-specific handwriting practice improves handwriting. That is about repeated, specific practice of the skill — not a claim that Inclusive delivers licensed occupational therapy.
— Novak and Honan, Australian Occupational Therapy Journal (2019). View source
Take a worksheet home
Print one sheet. Fill it in this week. Bring it to the consultation — a consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
Home practice log
One skill, a few minutes, one line of what happened. Bring it next time.
Motor skills checklist
Big movements, small ones, and everyday self-care.
Book a consultation
Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first. No referral needed. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
A session — questions parents ask
How long is a session?
A consultation is up to 50 minutes. Ongoing sessions follow the plan. Young children often do their best work in a shorter burst.
What if they refuse the table?
We start on the floor, or with playdough, or with one crayon. The table is a goal, not an entry ticket.
How often should we come?
That is part of the plan after assessment — not a package we sell before we have seen your child. Therapy is meant to end.
Will they bring home a perfect picture?
Not as the goal. A messy mark they finished can still be a successful session.
Ask about a session
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