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Co-Ordination AbilityScore 900–1000: Next Steps
A Co-Ordination AbilityScore of 900–1000 is a strong, age-appropriate result — motor coordination is a clear strength. Next steps are to keep nurturing it through varied play, watch development across all areas, and review periodically with a clinician. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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A high Co-Ordination AbilityScore is a moment to celebrate — and a quiet invitation to keep your child's strengths growing.
In short
A Co-Ordination AbilityScore in the 900–1000 band is a wonderfully strong, age-appropriate result — your child's motor coordination is developing beautifully. The next steps are gentle and joyful: keep nurturing those movement skills through everyday play, watch development across all areas (not just motor), and stay in light touch with your clinician so the score stays a living picture rather than a one-off snapshot. There is nothing to fix here — only strengths to keep building.
What this band means and how to nurture it
Coordination is how your child's brain, eyes, hands and body work together — balance, catching a ball, climbing, holding a pencil, threading beads. A score in this top band tells you those systems are working smoothly and in step with what we expect for your child's stage.
To keep this strength flourishing:
- Keep movement playful and varied — climbing, hopping, balancing, ball games, drawing, building and threading all stretch coordination in different ways.
- Add a gentle challenge — once a skill feels easy, offer a slightly harder version (a narrower beam, a smaller ball, a more detailed drawing). Mastery grows at the edge of "just a little tricky".
- Look at the whole child — speech, social play, attention, daily-living skills and emotions all develop alongside motor skills. A strong score in one area is a cue to keep an eye on the others, so support reaches any area that needs it early.
- Re-check over time — development is a moving picture. A periodic review keeps the profile current as your child grows.
When to seek a check
Even with a strong score, book a check if you notice your child losing skills they once had, suddenly becoming clumsy or unsteady, or if you have worries in another area such as speech, understanding or social connection. A high motor score never rules out a need for support elsewhere — it simply tells you motor coordination is a current strength.
The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app or number alone. Your child's AbilityScore® profile is a clinician-administered structured assessment that maps strengths across every developmental area, so you can celebrate what is strong and act early on anything that needs help. Explore occupational therapy for coordination and motor enrichment, and visit our home to see how we support families across 70+ centres.
Trusted sources
American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) developmental-milestone guidance; CDC "Learn the Signs. Act Early." milestone resources; WHO guidance on nurturing care for early childhood development.
Next step — Want to confirm your child's profile across every area and plan how to keep their strengths growing? Book a developmental review with a Pinnacle clinician.
This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.
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What to notice
Watch for any loss of skills your child once had, sudden clumsiness or unsteadiness, or worries in other areas such as speech, understanding or social connection — a strong motor score does not rule out a need for support elsewhere.
In everyday life
Once a coordination skill feels easy, offer a slightly harder version — a narrower line to walk, a smaller ball to catch, a more detailed picture to draw. Skills grow best at the edge of ‘just a little tricky’.
Bring your observations and questions to your child’s professional. Choose activities that suit your child’s comfort, abilities and agreed plan.
Bring your questions to a first visitQuestions families ask
Is a Co-Ordination AbilityScore of 900–1000 a good result?
Yes — it is a strong, age-appropriate result showing your child's motor coordination is developing beautifully. There is nothing to fix; the next steps are simply to keep nurturing this strength and to keep an eye on all other areas of development too.
Do I still need to do anything if the score is this high?
Only joyful, gentle things — keep movement varied and playful, add a small challenge as skills become easy, and stay in light touch with your clinician for periodic review. A high score in one area is also a cue to keep watching speech, social, attention and daily-living skills.
Could my child still need support somewhere else?
Yes. A strong coordination score tells you motor skills are a current strength, but it does not rule out a need for support in another area. If you have worries about speech, understanding or social connection, book a check — early support helps most where it's needed.
How often should the score be re-checked?
Development is a moving picture, so a periodic clinician review keeps your child's profile current as they grow. Your Pinnacle clinician will advise the right timing based on your child's age and overall profile.
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References behind this answer.
- Organisation website · further readingAAP HealthyChildren.org — developmental milestones
- Source referenceCDC Learn the Signs. Act Early. milestones
- Organisation website · further readingWHO Nurturing Care for Early Childhood Development
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