{"h1":"AbilityScore 700–800 in Conduct-Dissocial Disorder: what next","faq":[{"a":"It is an encouraging, strong baseline — but what matters most is the trend over time against your child's own earlier score, and what your clinician sees alongside the number. The band is a starting line for planning, not a final verdict.","q":"Is an AbilityScore of 700–800 a good result for my child?"},{"a":"No. The AbilityScore is a clinician-administered structured assessment. A diagnosis and the meaning of any band are confirmed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre by a qualified clinician, never from a number alone.","q":"Can I read my child's diagnosis from the AbilityScore?"},{"a":"The strongest evidence supports family- and parent-based behavioural approaches that build warm, consistent, predictable responses, combined with skills for emotional regulation and social understanding. Your clinician will tailor this to your child's goals.","q":"What kind of therapy helps Conduct-Dissocial Disorder?"},{"a":"On a schedule agreed with your clinician. Behaviour changes in steps and plateaus, so repeating the structured assessment against your child's own baseline is how genuine progress becomes visible — but contact your clinician sooner if safety concerns arise.","q":"How often should we re-measure?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-700-800-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 700–800 in Conduct-Dissocial Disorder: what to do next","entity":{"key":"conduct-dissocial","kind":"condition","name":"Conduct-Dissocial Disorder","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Social","value":"social"},{"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 700 800","value":"as_700_800"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Self Sufficiency","value":"self_sufficiency"}],"parent":{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 600–700 with Conduct-Dissocial Disorder"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-500-600-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 500–600 with Conduct-Dissocial Disorder: what next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-400-500-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 400–500 with Conduct-Dissocial Disorder — next steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-100-200-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Conduct-Dissocial Disorder & AbilityScore® 100–200 — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-800-900-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore® 800–900 and Conduct-Dissocial Disorder — what to do next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-conduct-dissocial-disorder-has-an-abilityscore-of-900-1000-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 900–1000 with Conduct-Dissocial Disorder: what next"}],"summary":"A 700–800 AbilityScore band is an encouraging, measurable baseline — not a cause for alarm. The next step is to turn it into a focused, family-centred plan with your Pinnacle clinician and re-measure against your child's own baseline over time. Only a clinician confirms what any band means.","answer_md":"*A score in the 700–800 band is real, measurable ground beneath your feet — and a clear sign that the next steps are about momentum, not alarm.*\n\n## In short\nAn [AbilityScore®](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) of 700–800 for your child with [Conduct-Dissocial Disorder](/) is a strong, encouraging baseline — it tells your clinician where your child's regulation, social understanding and behaviour currently sit, and gives a precise starting line to build from. The next step is not worry; it is to turn that number into a focused plan with your Pinnacle clinician, and to keep measuring against your child's *own* baseline over time. Diagnosis and the meaning of any band are confirmed only by a qualified clinician at a centre.\n\n## What this band means for your next move\nConduct-Dissocial Disorder (ICD-11 **6C91**) describes a persistent pattern of behaviour where the rights of others or major rules are repeatedly disregarded. A 700–800 AbilityScore® band is a good position from which to consolidate gains. With your clinician, the next steps usually look like:\n\n- **Confirm the plan, not just the score** — review what the assessment showed about triggers, emotional regulation and social skills, and set two or three concrete, real-life goals (calmer transitions, fewer escalations, a repaired friendship).\n- **Keep the family central** — the strongest evidence in conduct difficulties supports *parent and family-based* approaches that build warm, consistent, predictable responses at home alongside therapy.\n- **Re-measure on schedule** — progress in behaviour moves in steps and plateaus. Repeating the structured assessment against your child's *own* earlier baseline is how quiet, genuine gains become visible.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nDevelopmental measurement supports care planning; diagnosis requires an appropriately qualified healthcare professional., under the care of a qualified clinician — never from an online figure alone, and never as a label applied at home. Our clinicians draw on **2.5 billion+ data points**, **25 million+ therapy sessions** and **4.95 lakh+ families served** across **70+ centres** to translate a band like 700–800 into a warm, practical plan. Explore [behavioural therapy](/behavioural-therapy) for structured support, understand the measure itself at [how the AbilityScore is calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), and start here at [Pinnacle Blooms Network](/).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO ICD-11 (6C91, Conduct-Dissocial Disorder); American Academy of Pediatrics guidance on disruptive behaviour; NICE guidance on antisocial behaviour and conduct disorders in children; Pinnacle Blooms Network clinical studies.\n\n**Next step —** Turn the number into a plan: [book a review with your Pinnacle clinician](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/enroll-autism-speech-aba-therapies-india) and set your child's next goals together.\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare 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