# Motor Development AbilityScore 300–400 — Next Steps

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A Motor Development AbilityScore in the 300–400 band is a planning signal, not a diagnosis — it shows where focused physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy can build gross and fine motor skills. Next steps are a clinician-guided, goal-led plan with home practice and progress re-measurement. Developmental measurement supports care planning; diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. under qualified clinician care.

*A score is not a verdict — it's a starting map, and a 300–400 band simply tells us where your child needs a steady, supportive hand next.*

## In short
A Motor Development AbilityScore® in the **300–400 band** suggests your child would benefit from focused, structured support to strengthen their movement skills — the way they sit, stand, balance, grasp, climb or coordinate their hands and body. This is a *planning* signal, not a diagnosis: it tells us where to begin, not what your child will become. The next step is a clinician-guided plan, usually involving physiotherapy and/or occupational therapy, with clear goals you can also practise at home.

## What this band means and what comes next
Motor development (ICF **b760** — control of voluntary movement) covers both **gross motor** skills (sitting, crawling, walking, running, jumping, balance) and **fine motor** skills (reaching, grasping, holding a spoon or crayon, buttoning). A 300–400 band points to areas where your child's current movement skills are emerging more slowly than expected for their stage, and where targeted practice tends to make a real difference.

Here is how the journey usually unfolds:

- **Confirm the picture with a clinician** — the AbilityScore® band guides, but a Pinnacle physiotherapist or occupational therapist looks at *how* your child moves, their muscle tone, posture, coordination and which specific skills to build first.
- **A goal-led therapy plan** — physiotherapy strengthens core stability, balance and gross-motor milestones; occupational therapy builds fine-motor control, hand skills and daily independence. The plan is tailored to your child's age and what motivates them.
- **Play-based practice, not drills** — children build motor skills fastest through movement they enjoy: climbing, throwing, stacking, drawing. Therapy looks like guided play.
- **Home carry-over** — small, repeatable activities woven into everyday routines multiply progress between sessions.
- **Re-measure to track progress** — the score is repeated over time so you can *see* skills moving, and the plan is adjusted as your child grows.

## When to seek a check sooner
Seek a prompt paediatric review — before therapy planning — if you notice a *loss* of skills your child previously had, marked stiffness or floppiness, strong one-sided preference before 12 months, or if your child is not bearing weight, not sitting, or not walking well past the usual windows. These deserve a medical look first so therapy is built on the right foundation.

## 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 screen or a number alone. The band you're holding is a thoughtful starting point; our clinicians turn it into a precise, motivating plan. Learn how the score is built in [what is the AbilityScore and how is it calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), explore our [physiotherapy and motor support](/physiotherapy), and start your journey from [our home page](/). Across 70+ centres, 700+ therapists and 25 million+ therapy sessions, motor goals like these are everyday, hopeful work.

## Trusted sources
WHO ICF framework (b760, control of voluntary movement functions); American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) guidance on motor milestones and developmental monitoring; CDC developmental milestone guidance for movement and coordination.

**Next step —** Ready to turn this score into a clear plan? [Book a motor development assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](/physiotherapy).

## Sources
- ICF b760: https://icd.who.int/browse11
- WHO ICF — functioning and movement framework: https://www.who.int/standards/classifications/international-classification-of-functioning-disability-and-health
- AAP HealthyChildren.org — motor milestones and monitoring: https://www.healthychildren.org
- CDC — developmental movement milestones: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development

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