# Gross-Motor AbilityScore 100–200 — Next Steps

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A Gross-Motor AbilityScore® in the 100–200 band is a structured snapshot of large-muscle movement skills, not a diagnosis. The next step is a clinician review to understand why the score sits where it does and to shape targeted physiotherapy or occupational therapy support if needed, with re-measurement over time. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A score is a starting point, not a verdict — it tells us where to begin, and your child's next steps from here.*

## In short
A Gross-Motor AbilityScore® in the **100–200 band** is simply a structured snapshot of how your child's large-muscle movement skills — sitting, crawling, standing, walking, balance and coordination — compare to typical development right now. It is not a diagnosis and not a final word. The next step is a calm conversation with a Pinnacle clinician to understand *why* the score sits where it does and to shape a clear, supportive plan. With the right targeted help, gross-motor skills very often grow strongly.

## What this band means and what to do next
Think of the AbilityScore® as a map reference, not a label. A clinician reads it alongside your child's history, your everyday observations and a hands-on look at how your child actually moves.

- **Step 1 — Confirm the picture with a clinician.** A score on its own can't tell you whether your child simply needs more practice and time, or would benefit from focused therapy. A qualified clinician interprets the band in context.
- **Step 2 — Identify the *why*.** Gross-motor development can be shaped by muscle tone, coordination, balance, planning of movement, or simply fewer opportunities to practise. Each points to a different plan.
- **Step 3 — Begin targeted support if recommended.** This usually means **physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy** — playful, child-led activities that build core strength, balance and confidence step by step.
- **Step 4 — Practise at home.** Small daily movement play — climbing, crawling games, ball play, balancing on a line — turns therapy into everyday progress.
- **Step 5 — Re-measure over time.** Development is a moving picture; the AbilityScore® is repeated to track real change, not to fix a number.

The goal is never the score itself — it is a child who moves, plays and explores with growing ease and joy.

## When to seek a check sooner
Speak to a clinician promptly if your child has lost a movement skill they once had, seems very floppy or very stiff, strongly favours one side of the body, or if you simply feel something has changed. These are reasons for a timely review rather than a wait-and-watch approach.

## 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. Your child's score is read by a clinician through a [structured, clinician-administered assessment](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), drawing on our network of 70+ centres, 700+ therapists and 25 million+ therapy sessions. From there, any [gross-motor and physiotherapy support](/physiotherapy) is built around your child's exact needs. You can always [start here](/) to find your nearest centre.

## Trusted sources
American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) guidance on motor milestones and developmental monitoring; CDC developmental milestone resources; WHO healthy-development guidance on early movement and growth.

**Next step —** Want to know what your child's score really means? [Book an AbilityScore® review with a Pinnacle clinician](/physiotherapy).

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

## Sources
- AAP HealthyChildren — motor milestones and developmental monitoring: https://www.healthychildren.org
- CDC — developmental milestones: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- WHO — early childhood movement and healthy development: https://www.who.int

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