{"h1":"Motor Planning, AbilityScore 600–700: What to Do Next","faq":[{"a":"It's an encouraging band that signals real, working motor-planning ability with specific areas still to strengthen. It's a strong platform to build from — your clinician will explain what it means for your child's individual plan.","q":"Is a 600–700 AbilityScore band good for my child?"},{"a":"Often yes, but targeted rather than intensive across the board. The band helps your therapist focus on the precise skills that need consolidating, especially newer or multi-step movements.","q":"Does this band mean my child still needs therapy?"},{"a":"In two places: everyday wins like faster dressing, neater handwriting or more confident play, and objective re-measurement against your child's own earlier baseline, reviewed with your clinician.","q":"How will I know therapy is working?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Motor Planning AbilityScore 600–700 — Next Steps","entity":{"key":"motor-planning","kind":"condition","name":"Motor Planning Difficulties","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Motor","value":"motor"},{"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 600 700","value":"as_600_700"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Self Sufficiency","value":"self_sufficiency"}],"parent":{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-300-400-what-should-we-do-next","title":"My child with Motor Planning Difficulties has an AbilityScore of 300–400 — what next?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-400-500-what-should-we-do-next","title":"AbilityScore 400–500 for Motor Planning Difficulties — Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-700-800-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Motor Planning Difficulties AbilityScore® 700–800: Next Steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-200-300-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Motor Planning Difficulties — AbilityScore 200–300 next steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-500-600-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Motor Planning Difficulties: AbilityScore 500–600 next steps"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-800-900-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Motor Planning AbilityScore 800–900 — Next Steps"}],"summary":"A 600–700 AbilityScore band means your child has real, working motor-planning ability with specific areas to strengthen. The next step is a targeted, graded therapy plan reviewed against this baseline — built by a clinician, never from a score alone.","answer_md":"*An AbilityScore in the 600–700 band is real, encouraging news — and it tells you exactly where to point your child's next steps.*\n\n## In short\nA score in the **600–700 band** signals that your child has meaningful, working motor-planning ability — they can sequence and execute many actions — alongside specific areas that still need targeted support. The next step is not to worry, but to *act on the detail*: a structured therapy plan built around your child's own profile, reviewed against this baseline so you can see movement. This band is a strong platform to build from, not a ceiling.\n\n## What this means for [Motor Planning Difficulties](/motor-planning-difficulties)\nMotor planning (praxis) is how the brain *ideates, sequences and executes* a new or multi-step movement — buttoning a shirt, climbing stairs in rhythm, copying a clapping pattern, forming letters. A 600–700 band usually means many foundations are in place, and the work ahead is about consolidation and the harder, novel sequences. Practical next steps:\n\n- **Turn the score into a plan** — share the band with your therapist so therapy targets the precise skills behind it, not generic exercises.\n- **Build little-and-often practice** — motor planning improves with repetition of *graded* challenges, slightly harder than what your child can already do.\n- **Track real-life wins** — dressing faster, fewer trips, neater letter formation, more confident play — these everyday changes are your truest progress signal.\n- **Re-measure on schedule** — comparing your child to *their own* earlier baseline shows whether the plan is working.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nAn AbilityScore band is a clinician-administered structured assessment, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional. From there your therapist designs a graded [occupational therapy](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/best-occupational-therapy-center-india-proven-improvement-rate) plan and explains how your child's [AbilityScore baseline](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated) will be re-measured so progress is visible, not guessed. Our work spans 25 million+ therapy sessions and 4.95 lakh+ families — but the only profile that matters next is your child's. Start from our [home](/).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO ICD-11 developmental motor coordination framework; American Academy of Pediatrics developmental guidance; American Occupational Therapy guidance on praxis and motor learning; Pinnacle Blooms Network clinical studies.\n\n**Next step —** Take this band to a clinician and turn it into a plan. [Book a motor-planning assessment](https://www.pinnacleblooms.org/enroll-autism-speech-aba-therapies-india) with a Pinnacle occupational therapist.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-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 Network"},"alternates":[{"href":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next","lang":"en","indexable":true},{"href":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/my-child-with-motor-planning-difficulties-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next-te","lang":"te","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"}],"meta_title":"Motor Planning AbilityScore 600–700: Next Steps","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Pick one daily routine — say, dressing — and break it into small steps your child can practise just slightly harder than today's ability. 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