After the assessment: the plan
You leave with a picture you can say out loud, and a next step that is either a programme, a referral, or “watch and come back”. All three can be the honest answer.
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.
If we recommend therapy
You hear which door — speech, ABA, learning, psychology, motor-skills, early intervention — and why. Frequency is part of that conversation, not a package sold before we met your child. Fees for ongoing work are explained before anything starts. How fees work, how therapy works.
If we recommend waiting, or someone else
Waiting is a plan if we tell you what to watch and when to come back. A hearing test, a paediatrician, a licensed OT, a psychiatrist — when that is the door, we name it. We would rather send you out than keep a child in the wrong hour.
The four exits
Reassurance and a review date. A home programme only. Therapy here with two or three goals. A referral onward. How to read a report: reading an assessment report.
The idea behind the work (in the books)
Findings the same day, in plain words. Then one of four things — and only two involve therapy here.
AAP — act early, or watch with a date
Reassurance with a review date is a real outcome. So is a home programme only. Therapy is not automatic.
NICE — look for medical causes
Pain, hearing, seizures, lost skills. We refer rather than start a behaviour plan around a doctor’s job.
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:
The American Academy of Pediatrics reports that identifying autism and developmental differences early, and starting support sooner, improves communication, social and behavioural outcomes — with parents at the centre of effective programmes.
— American Academy of Pediatrics — Hyman, Levy and Myers, Pediatrics (2020). View sourceNICE CG170 recommends a play-based social-communication intervention with parents, carers and teachers to increase joint attention, engagement and reciprocal communication, adjusted to the child’s developmental level. For pre-school children it recommends parent mediation.
— NICE Clinical Guideline CG170 — Autism spectrum disorder in under 19s: support and management. 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.
Attention checklist
What you notice over a week, not one bad afternoon.
Sensory checklist
What they seek, what they avoid, over ordinary days. Not a diagnosis.
Assessment form (PDF)
What to bring and what we will ask. Fill what you can; blanks are fine.
Book a consultation
Contact owner Muhammad Salman Afzal first. No referral needed. A consultation is Rs 1,500 and lasts up to 50 minutes.
After — questions parents ask
Do I have to start therapy the same week?
No. Take the picture home. Ask the questions on questions to ask. Come back when you are ready.
Can I get a second opinion?
Yes, and we wrote a second opinion for that. Bring our notes. We will not make it a scene.
Will you write for school?
When it would help, a short page. See school plans.
What if I disagree?
Say so in the room. A good assessment can bear a parent’s “that does not sound like my child”.
Will you put a label on them?
No. An assessment describes strengths and needs. A formal diagnosis sits with a paediatrician or psychiatrist when that is what is needed.
Ask about after
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