# Non-Verbal AbilityScore 900–1000 — Next Steps

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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.

*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.*

## In short
A 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.

## What this band means and your next steps
A 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.

Practical next steps:
- **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.
- **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.
- **Bridge towards spoken or augmentative communication** if speech is still emerging — strong non-verbal skills are an excellent springboard for this.
- **Re-measure over time.** Development is a moving picture; a periodic check shows whether your child is staying on their healthy trajectory.

## When a closer look helps
Even 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.

## 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 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.

## Trusted sources
American 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.

**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).

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

## Sources
- ASHA — early social and non-verbal communication guidance: https://www.asha.org
- AAP HealthyChildren.org — developmental milestones: https://www.healthychildren.org
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework — supporting early development: https://nurturing-care.org

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