{"h1":"My child's Cohesion AbilityScore is 600–700 — next steps","faq":[{"a":"It is an encouraging band that shows your child is integrating several skills well, with clear room to keep building. A band is not a pass-or-fail mark — it's a starting map your clinician reads in the context of your child's age and history.","q":"Is a Cohesion score of 600–700 a good score?"},{"a":"No. A band is not a diagnosis. It simply points to where warm, targeted practice will help most. A clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care.","q":"Does this band mean my child has a problem?"},{"a":"Review the band with the clinician who administered it, agree one or two simple focus areas, build short daily dual-skill play at home, and re-check over time so you can see the direction of progress.","q":"What should I actually do next?"},{"a":"Your clinician will advise a timeframe based on your child's age and goals. A follow-up reading matters because the direction of travel tells you far more than any single number.","q":"How often should the score be re-checked?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-600-700-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 600–700 — what are the next steps?","entity":{"key":"cohesion-toddler","kind":"ability","name":"Cohesion","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Context","value":"context"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Support","value":"support"},{"kind":"lifecycle","label":"Measure","value":"measure"},{"kind":"route","label":"Book-Assessment","value":"book-assessment"},{"kind":"score_band","label":"As 600 700","value":"as_600_700"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Self Sufficiency","value":"self_sufficiency"}],"parent":{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-100-200-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 100–200 — Next Steps for Parents"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-200-300-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 200–300 — What Are the Next Steps?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-400-500-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 400–500 — What Are the Next Steps?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-700-800-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 700–800 — what are the next steps?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-800-900-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 800–900: what to do next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Cohesion AbilityScore® 900–1000: Your Next Steps"}],"summary":"A Cohesion AbilityScore® of 600–700 is an encouraging band-level snapshot of how well a child integrates their skills, not a diagnosis. The clearest next step is reviewing the band with the Pinnacle clinician who administered it, choosing one or two focus areas, building short daily practice and re-checking over time. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","answer_md":"*A Cohesion score in the 600–700 band is a clear, encouraging signal — your child is showing real strength in how they bring skills together, and now it's about building thoughtfully from there.*\n\n## In short\nA **Cohesion AbilityScore® of 600–700** is a band-level snapshot — it tells you your child is doing well at *integrating* their abilities (how attention, communication, motor and social skills come together as one), with clear room to keep strengthening. The number itself is not a diagnosis and not a finish line; it's a starting map. The right next step is a short conversation with the clinician who administered the score, so the band is read in the context of *your* child — their age, history and everyday life — and turned into a simple plan.\n\n## What this band really means\nCohesion looks at how well a child's separate skills work *together* rather than in isolation — for example, listening while playing, or moving and talking at the same time. A 600–700 band usually reflects:\n\n- **Solid foundations** — your child is integrating several skills well, which is a genuine strength to build on.\n- **A few areas to nurture** — the band points to where gentle, targeted practice will have the most effect, rather than signalling a problem.\n- **A trajectory, not a verdict** — children grow in spurts, and a band is best understood alongside how your child is developing over time.\n\nThe most useful thing a band gives you is *direction*: where to focus warm, playful practice at home and whether a short course of targeted support would help things click together faster.\n\n## Your next steps\n1. **Review the score with your Pinnacle clinician** — ask them to explain what *your* child's 600–700 band means in plain terms, against their age and milestones.\n2. **Pick one or two focus areas** — your clinician will translate the band into a couple of simple, everyday goals rather than a long list.\n3. **Build short daily practice** — small, repeatable play that asks your child to use two skills at once (talk while building, sing while moving) strengthens cohesion naturally.\n4. **Re-check over time** — a follow-up reading shows the direction of travel, which matters far more than any single number.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nAbilityScore® 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. A band is a clinician-administered structured snapshot, and it is your clinician who reads it in context and shapes the plan. Learn [how the AbilityScore® is understood](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), explore [our therapy support](/speech-therapy), or start [here at Pinnacle Blooms Network](/) to see how help is built around your child.\n\n## Trusted sources\nWorld Health Organization guidance on child development and nurturing care; American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) developmental-monitoring guidance; CDC milestone-monitoring resources, which all frame any single measure as part of ongoing observation rather than a standalone label.\n\n**Next step —** Want to know exactly what your child's band means and what to do next? [Book a review with your Pinnacle clinician](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-600-700-what-are-the-next-steps","editorial":{"reviewed_at":"2026-06-11T20:12:18.613642+00:00","reviewed_by":null,"developed_by":"SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms Network"},"alternates":[{"href":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-cohesion-abilityscore-is-600-700-what-are-the-next-steps","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"}],"meta_title":"Cohesion AbilityScore 600–700: Next Steps","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Build short, playful 'two-at-once' moments into the day — sing a song while doing actions, or chat while stacking blocks. These gentle dual-skill games strengthen cohesion naturally, with no pressure and no scorekeeping.","published_at":"2026-06-10T11:42:00.174877+00:00","reading_paths":[{"key":"understand","items":[{"lang":"en","slug":"what-is-cohesion-in-child-development","title":"What is Cohesion in child development?","reason":"Same topic"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-cohesion-represent-developmentally-and-when-is-a-delay-in-it-clinically-significant","title":"What Cohesion Represents Developmentally","reason":"Same topic"},{"lang":"en","slug":"which-icf-functioning-domain-does-cohesion-map-to-in-early-childhood","title":"Which ICF functioning domain does Cohesion map to in early childhood?","reason":"Same topic"}],"label":"Understand the subject","total":3},{"key":"signs","items":[{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-a-delay-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does a delay in Cohesion mean for my child?","reason":"Same topic"}],"label":"Recognise signs & 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