{"h1":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 900–1000: Your Next Steps","faq":[{"a":"Yes — a band this high points to a real strength in how your child thinks, gestures, makes eye contact and solves problems without relying on words. It is encouraging and gives a strong foundation to build spoken and social communication on. A clinician interprets it best alongside your child's other abilities.","q":"Is a Non-Verbal AbilityScore of 900–1000 a good result?"},{"a":"Not necessarily. A strong non-verbal score is best read alongside verbal, social and play abilities. Sometimes a strength sits beside an area that could use gentle support, so a clinician review helps you decide whether to enrich, monitor or simply keep building.","q":"Does a high band mean my child needs no support?"},{"a":"The AbilityScore® is a structured, clinician-administered assessment. The number alone does not give the full picture — a Pinnacle clinician reads the whole profile to confirm what it means for your child and what to do next.","q":"How was this score worked out?"},{"a":"Yes. Development is a moving picture, so a periodic re-measure shows whether your child is staying on their healthy trajectory and lets you adjust support early if needed.","q":"Should I re-check the score later?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 900–1000 — Next Steps","entity":{"key":"non-verbal-toddler","kind":"ability","name":"Non-Verbal","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Communication","value":"communication"},{"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 900 1000","value":"as_900_1000"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Mainstream Inclusion","value":"mainstream_inclusion"}],"parent":{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-600-700-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 600–700 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-400-500-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 400–500 — Next Steps for Your Child"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-500-600-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 500–600 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-800-900-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 800–900 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-200-300-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 200–300 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-100-200-what-are-the-next-steps","title":"My child's Non-Verbal AbilityScore is 100–200 — what are the next steps?"}],"summary":"A Non-Verbal AbilityScore in the 900–1000 band signals a genuine strength in gesture, eye contact, joint attention and visual problem-solving. The next steps are to have a Pinnacle clinician read the full profile alongside verbal and social abilities, enrich this strength through rich gesture-and-words play, and re-measure over time. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","answer_md":"*A high Non-Verbal AbilityScore band is wonderful news — and it's also an invitation to keep that momentum going with the right gentle steps.*\n\n## In short\nA Non-Verbal AbilityScore in the **900–1000 band** points to a real, encouraging strength in how your child thinks, problem-solves, gestures and connects without relying on spoken words. This is a moment to **celebrate, confirm and consolidate** — to have a Pinnacle clinician interpret the full profile, see how this strength sits alongside your child's other communication abilities, and decide whether to enrich, monitor or simply keep building. A strong band is a foundation to grow on, not a finish line.\n\n## What this band means and your next steps\nA score this high usually means your child is using non-verbal channels — eye contact, pointing, gestures, facial expression, joint attention and visual problem-solving — capably for their stage. These are the very foundations that spoken language and social communication grow from, so it is a genuinely good sign.\n\nPractical next steps:\n- **Review the whole picture with a clinician.** A single band is most meaningful when read alongside your child's verbal, social and play abilities. Sometimes a strong non-verbal score sits beside an area that could use a little support — and seeing both helps shape the right plan.\n- **Enrich, don't pause.** Keep offering rich gesture-and-words play: narrate what you do, pair words with pointing, and build turn-taking games that reward your child's natural non-verbal strengths.\n- **Bridge towards spoken or augmentative communication** if speech is still emerging — strong non-verbal skills are an excellent springboard for this.\n- **Re-measure over time.** Development is a moving picture; a periodic check shows whether your child is staying on their healthy trajectory.\n\n## When a closer look helps\nEven with a strong band, book a clinician review if you notice your child relies *only* on gestures and not at all on words by an age where words are expected, if eye contact or shared attention seems to fade, or if there is a gap between this strength and other areas like speech or social play. A clinician can tell you whether that gap matters or is simply your child's own rhythm.\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 band number alone or an online form. Our clinicians read the [full AbilityScore® profile](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) to see how your child's non-verbal strength connects with their spoken and social communication, and shape next steps through [speech and communication therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/top-speech-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) where it helps. Explore more on the [Pinnacle Blooms Network](/) and how we build plans around your child's strengths.\n\n## Trusted sources\nAmerican Speech-Language-Hearing Association guidance on early social and non-verbal communication; American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) developmental milestone guidance; WHO Nurturing Care framework on supporting early development.\n\n**Next step —** Want a clinician to interpret your child's full profile and confirm the next steps? [Book an assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/top-speech-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate).\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-s-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-900-1000-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-non-verbal-abilityscore-is-900-1000-what-are-the-next-steps","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"}],"meta_title":"Non-Verbal AbilityScore 900–1000: Next Steps","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Build on the strength: during play, pair every word with a gesture or point, narrate what you are doing, and use 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