# Eye-Contact AbilityScore 200–300 — What Are the Next Steps?

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An Eye-Contact AbilityScore in the 200–300 band suggests eye contact is emerging more slowly than expected and is worth a closer, supportive look — it is not a diagnosis. The next step is a clinician-led assessment that reads eye contact alongside language, play and attention, followed by a gentle, play-based plan. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A single number is never the whole story of your child — it's simply a starting point for the right kind of support.*

## In short
An Eye-Contact AbilityScore in the 200–300 band tells us your child is finding it harder than expected to use eye contact to connect, share and respond — and that this is worth a closer, supportive look. It is **not a diagnosis** and not a verdict on your child's future. The next step is a clinician-led assessment to understand *why* eye contact is emerging slowly, followed by a gentle, play-based plan that builds connection at your child's own pace.

## What this band means
Eye contact is one of the earliest ways children share attention — looking to you to show delight, to ask for help, or to check how you feel. A score in this band suggests your child may be using eye contact less often, more briefly, or less flexibly than is typical for their age. This can have many roots: a child's temperament, language stage, attention and sensory profile, or differences in social communication. The band points to a *pattern worth exploring* — it does not, on its own, name any condition.

## Your next steps
- **Book a clinician-led assessment.** A qualified Pinnacle clinician observes your child in play, gathers your everyday observations, and forms a complete developmental picture — eye contact is read alongside language, play, attention and connection, never in isolation.
- **Keep simple notes at home.** When does your child look at you most — during cuddles, songs, a favourite toy, mealtimes? When is it hardest? These real-life moments help your clinician hugely.
- **Build connection through play, not pressure.** Get face-to-face at your child's eye level, follow their interest, and pair looking with joy — never force eye contact.
- **Follow the plan together.** If support is recommended, it is usually warm, play-based therapy that grows shared attention and back-and-forth connection step by step.

## 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. Across [our network](/) of 70+ centres and 700+ therapists, your child receives a precise, [clinician-administered developmental profile](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) and, where helpful, gentle [speech and social-communication therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/top-speech-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) that builds connection at their pace.

## Trusted sources
American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) guidance on social and developmental milestones; CDC developmental monitoring resources on shared attention and early communication; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association guidance on social communication.

**Next step —** Turn this score into a clear plan. [Book an assessment 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 — social and developmental milestones: https://www.healthychildren.org
- CDC — developmental milestones and monitoring: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- ASHA — social communication guidance: https://www.asha.org

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Abilities: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/abilities
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Social: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/domain/social
- Support: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/support
- Measure: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/lifecycle/measure
- Book Assessment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/route/book-assessment
- As 200 300: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/score_band/as_200_300
- Early Clarity: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/early_clarity

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