# Cohesion AbilityScore 300–400 — What Are the Next Steps?

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A Cohesion AbilityScore in the 300–400 band is one snapshot showing room to strengthen how a child organises, sequences and links their skills — an encouraging starting point, not a verdict. The best next step is a clinician-led review that turns the number into a personalised, play-based plan. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A score in this band is not a verdict — it is a clear, useful starting point that tells us exactly where to begin building your child's cohesion skills.*

## In short
A Cohesion AbilityScore® in the **300–400 band** is one snapshot of how well your child currently brings their skills together — staying organised, holding attention across a task, and linking ideas or actions into a smooth whole. It tells us there is meaningful room to strengthen these foundations with the right, structured support, and it is genuinely encouraging that you now have a precise place to begin. The single best next step is a clinician-led review so this number becomes a personalised plan rather than a worry.

## What this band means and what to do next
Think of cohesion as the "glue" that holds skills together — keeping focus on a task, sequencing steps in order, and connecting actions, ideas and communication so they flow rather than scatter. A 300–400 result simply maps where that glue is strong and where it needs reinforcing.

Helpful next steps:
- **Book a clinician review of the result.** A score on its own is a number; in a clinician's hands it becomes a profile of strengths and priorities, with a clear plan.
- **Share what you see at home.** Note where your child organises well and where they lose the thread — during play, dressing, conversation or following two-step instructions. Real-life examples sharpen the plan enormously.
- **Keep routines predictable.** Cohesion grows when daily life is structured — same order at mealtimes, simple visual sequences, and one instruction at a time.
- **Build skills through play, not pressure.** Short, repeatable activities that ask your child to link two or three steps strengthen sequencing without any stress.

## When to seek a check sooner
Seek a review promptly if you also notice your child losing previously held skills, struggling to follow even single simple instructions for their age, or if everyday tasks are causing real frustration or distress for your child or family. Any concern about hearing, vision or sudden changes warrants a paediatric check first.

## The Pinnacle way
AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional — never from an app, a number alone or an online form. The AbilityScore® is a [clinician-administered structured assessment](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated); a 300–400 band is the beginning of a plan, not a label. Across [70+ centres and 700+ therapists](/), our teams turn your child's profile into focused, playful, goal-led therapy that builds the cohesion skills underneath attention, sequencing and communication.

## Trusted sources
American Academy of Pediatrics developmental-monitoring guidance (HealthyChildren.org); WHO Nurturing Care Framework on responsive, structured early support; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association guidance on attention, sequencing and communication development.

**Next step —** Ready to turn this score into a clear plan? [Book an AbilityScore® review with a Pinnacle clinician](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- AAP HealthyChildren.org — developmental monitoring: https://www.healthychildren.org
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework: https://nurturing-care.org
- ASHA — attention, sequencing & communication development: https://www.asha.org

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- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
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