Pune's household rhythm is genuinely different from nearby Mumbai's. This is a city built around education and IT rather than finance - a large share of its parents came here for college and stayed on for work, and many now work in tech roles with schedules that don't always match a standard 9-to-5, including shifts aligned with US or European clients. That's actually a useful thing for therapy: a video consultation is already a familiar format for most Pune working parents, and a household with someone working non-standard hours often has more daytime flexibility than a traditional office schedule would allow.
Dr. Charu Arora, a pediatric occupational therapist and special educational needs consultant (M.O.T. Pediatrics), holds online consultations for families across India, including Pune, during the 9 AM-1:30 PM online consultation window - timing that many Pune households already navigate comfortably around work-from-home and shift-based routines.
Why online fits Pune's IT and education-driven households
Whether you're in Baner, Hinjewadi, Kothrud or the older parts of the city, a session happens over video from wherever you are - there's no cross-city commute to add onto a day that may already involve managing overlapping work calls. And because a meaningful part of occupational therapy is about what happens between sessions, at home, having whichever parent is actually free that morning join the call - rather than needing both parents to coordinate a shared slot after work - tends to work well for households used to flexible schedules.
Pune is also a city of transplants raising children away from their own hometowns and extended family - the IT and education professionals who moved here for college or a first job, stayed on, and are now parenting without the built-in support network of grandparents or long-time local doctors close by. For exactly this kind of household, having a specialist you can reach reliably over video, on a schedule that works around client calls and school pickups, matters as much as the therapy itself.
The full range of what we help with
We work with children across autism, ADHD, developmental delay, and children without a formal diagnosis yet. Sessions also cover sensory processing, handwriting and fine motor skills, gross motor coordination, self-care and daily living skills, school readiness and play and social participation. Our occupational therapy page explains the discipline in more depth.
Getting started from Pune
Book through our book consultation page and select an online consultation. Timing, scheduling and pricing are confirmed with you directly before your first session, which is a full assessment of your child - see our first assessment page for what that involves.
Frequently Asked Questions
My partner and I work different shifts in IT - is it okay if only one of us joins most sessions?
Yes. Whichever parent or caregiver is available and involved in your child's daily routine can join; consistency in who attends matters more than both parents being present every time.
We're in Hinjewadi/Wakad, well outside central Pune - does that make online sessions more or less relevant for us?
If anything, more relevant - distance from a physical clinic isn't a consideration at all, since the session comes to you wherever you are in or around Pune.
Our child is already in school and doing okay academically - is occupational therapy still relevant, or is it too late to start?
It's not about being "too late." Concerns like handwriting difficulty, coordination, or trouble managing classroom routines can show up well into the school years, and our school readiness and handwriting and fine motor pages cover exactly this kind of school-age support.
We recently moved to Pune and don't have a local paediatrician's referral or recommendation - can we still book?
Yes, a referral isn't required. Plenty of families booking with us are new to a city and simply searching directly, without a local recommendation to go on.