# Tactile AbilityScore 100–200 — Next Steps

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A Tactile AbilityScore in the 100–200 band helps a clinician shape precise, play-based sensory and occupational therapy support around how your child experiences touch. The next step is a clinician review of the full profile, goal-setting with you, and a tailored plan. AbilityScore® is part of Pinnacle’s developmental assessment. Diagnosis, where needed, requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

*A Tactile AbilityScore in the 100–200 band is a clear, useful signpost — and the next steps from here are gentle, practical and full of possibility.*

## In short
Your child's Tactile AbilityScore sitting in the **100–200 band** tells the clinical team where your child's sense of touch — how they take in and respond to textures, contact and pressure — currently sits, so support can be shaped precisely to them. The next step is simple: a clinician reviews this band alongside your child's other domains, then builds a play-based **sensory integration and occupational therapy** plan with you. Children in this band very often make steady, joyful progress once touch is met the way their body learns best.

## What this band means and what comes next
The Tactile score is one part of a fuller sensory picture — it is never read in isolation. A band like 100–200 simply helps the clinician decide *how much* tactile-focused support to weave in and *where to begin*. Here is how the next steps usually unfold:

- **A clinician reviews the full profile** — your child's tactile band is placed alongside other sensory and developmental domains, because touch interacts with balance, movement, feeding and attention.
- **Goals are set with you** — small, achievable targets around comfort with textures, clothing, messy play, grooming or hand use.
- **Occupational therapy and sensory integration** — guided, playful activities that help the brain organise and respond to touch more comfortably and confidently.
- **Parent coaching** — you receive simple at-home routines, because everyday play is where touch skills are practised most.
- **Gentle review over time** — progress is re-measured so the plan grows with your child.

The aim is never to label your child but to understand how they experience touch and to support it through enjoyable, repeated practice.

## When to seek a check
If your child strongly avoids certain textures, clothing tags or messy play, reacts intensely to light touch, or seems to seek out a great deal of pressure or contact, a developmental review helps make sense of it. An early check lets a clinician tell apart a child who simply experiences touch differently from one who would benefit from targeted support.

## 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. From your child's [sensory profile](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) the team shapes a plan around their strengths through our [occupational therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/best-occupational-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) programme. You can also explore how we [support every child](/) across India's largest developmental network.

## Trusted sources
WHO ICD-11 developmental guidance; American Academy of Pediatrics (HealthyChildren.org) on sensory and developmental support; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association resources on developmental skills.

**Next step —** Ready to turn this score into a clear plan? [Book a developmental assessment with a Pinnacle clinician](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/best-occupational-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate).

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

## Sources
- American Academy of Pediatrics — HealthyChildren.org: https://www.healthychildren.org
- WHO ICD-11: https://icd.who.int
- American Speech-Language-Hearing Association: https://www.asha.org

## Connected topics and perspectives
- Abilities: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/abilities
- Parent: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/stakeholder/parent
- Sensory: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/domain/sensory
- 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 100 200: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/score_band/as_100_200
- Early Clarity: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/empowerment/early_clarity

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