{"h1":"Feeding & Eating: AbilityScore 900–1000 — What's Next","faq":[{"a":"It may mean therapy can step down to maintenance or occasional review, but that decision is your clinician's to make. They will confirm the band is genuine and stable against your child's own baseline before tapering support.","q":"Does an AbilityScore of 900–1000 mean feeding therapy can stop?"},{"a":"Progress in early childhood moves in spurts and plateaus, so it's wise to keep the strategies that work and watch everyday signals. If mealtime distress returns or foods are dropped, mention it at your next review and your clinician can reassess.","q":"Could my child's feeding score go back down?"},{"a":"No. The AbilityScore is a clinician-administered structured measure of progress, not a diagnosis. Any diagnosis is formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care.","q":"Is this band a diagnosis?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-900-1000-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Feeding & Eating Difficulties: AbilityScore 900–1000 Next Steps","entity":{"key":"feeding-disorder","kind":"condition","name":"Feeding & Eating Difficulties","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Adaptive","value":"adaptive"},{"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":"conditions","label":"Conditions"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-300-400-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 300–400 for Feeding & Eating Difficulties — Your Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-800-900-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 800–900 for Feeding & Eating Difficulties"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-sensory-based-feeding-selectivity-has-an-abilityscore-of-900-1000-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Feeding Selectivity AbilityScore® 900–1000 — What to Do Next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-700-800-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 700–800 for Feeding & Eating Difficulties — what to do next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 600–700 for Feeding & Eating Difficulties: What to Do Next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-500-600-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 500–600 for Feeding & Eating Difficulties"}],"summary":"An AbilityScore of 900–1000 for feeding is excellent news — it means your child's feeding skills are thriving against their own baseline. Keep the strategies that work, widen foods gently, and book a clinician review to confirm progress and decide whether support can step down. Only a Pinnacle clinician confirms the band and the plan.","answer_md":"*An AbilityScore in the 900–1000 band is wonderful news — it tells us your child is thriving, and the next step is about protecting and building on that strength.*\n\n## In short\nAn [AbilityScore](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) in the **900–1000 band** for [Feeding & Eating Difficulties](/) reflects strong, well-developing feeding skills relative to your child's own baseline. This is a moment to celebrate — and to consolidate. Your next steps are simple: keep mealtimes positive, maintain the strategies that are working, and book a brief review with your clinician to confirm progress and decide whether structured support can step down or continue at a lighter touch.\n\n## What a high band means — and what to do next\nA score in this band generally means your child is eating a widening range of textures and foods, mealtimes are calmer, and feeding is no longer a daily battle. That is the goal of therapy.\n\nPractical next steps:\n\n- **Keep doing what works.** If a routine, a seating setup, or a food-introduction approach has helped, hold it steady — consistency protects gains.\n- **Widen gently, not anxiously.** Offer new textures and foods alongside familiar favourites, with no pressure. One new thing at a time.\n- **Watch the everyday signals.** Steady weight and energy, willingness to try, and relaxed mealtimes all tell you things are on track.\n- **Plan a review.** A high band is the right time to ask your clinician whether to taper sessions, shift to maintenance, or keep building toward the next goal.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nA clinical [AbilityScore](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, under the care of a qualified clinician — never from an online figure alone. Your clinician will compare your child against their *own* earlier baseline, confirm this lovely progress is genuine and stable, and help you decide whether [feeding-focused therapy](/feeding-therapy) continues, steps down, or moves to occasional review. Built on 2.5 billion+ data points and 25 million+ therapy sessions, this measurement exists to give you clarity — and to celebrate the wins with you. Explore more at [Pinnacle Blooms Network](/).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO ICD-11 (feeding and eating difficulties, 6B8Z); American Academy of Pediatrics guidance on healthy childhood feeding; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association on paediatric feeding.\n\n**Next step —** Celebrate the progress, then [book a brief review](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/enroll-autism-speech-aba-therapies-india) with your Pinnacle clinician to confirm the band and plan a confident next phase.\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-with-feeding-and-eating-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-900-1000-what-should-we-do-next","editorial":{"reviewed_at":"2026-06-11T20:12:18.613642+00:00","reviewed_by":null,"developed_by":"SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms 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