{"h1":"Your Child's AbilityScore® and Rett Syndrome: What to Do Next","faq":[{"a":"No. The AbilityScore® is a baseline snapshot of where your child is today, not a ceiling on what they can achieve. It exists so therapy can target the right areas and so progress becomes measurable against your own child over time.","q":"Is a low AbilityScore® bad news for my child?"},{"a":"Your Pinnacle clinician will recommend a re-assessment schedule based on your child's plan. Regular re-measurement is what makes gradual, gentle progress visible — especially important in Rett Syndrome, which changes across childhood.","q":"How often should the AbilityScore® be re-measured?"},{"a":"Yes. Many children with Rett Syndrome understand much more than they can express. Speech therapy with eye-gaze and alternative-communication tools can open real channels of connection, which is why communication is often a central goal.","q":"Can therapy help a child with Rett Syndrome communicate?"},{"a":"No. Rett Syndrome is a medical genetic condition, so therapy works alongside your paediatrician or neurologist, never instead of them. Medical review monitors health while therapy supports development.","q":"Should therapy replace medical care for Rett Syndrome?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome AbilityScore®: What to Do Next","entity":{"key":"rett","kind":"condition","name":"Rett Syndrome","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Context","value":"context"},{"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 000 100","value":"as_000_100"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Early Clarity","value":"early_clarity"}],"parent":{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-800-900-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome AbilityScore 800–900: What To Do Next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-500-600-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome and an AbilityScore of 500–600: What To Do Next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-200-300-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome: AbilityScore 200–300 — what to do next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome AbilityScore 600–700: What To Do Next"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-mean-for-a-child-with-rett-syndrome","title":"What an AbilityScore® of 0–100 means for a child with Rett Syndrome"},{"lang":"en","slug":"my-child-with-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-400-500-what-should-we-do-next","title":"Rett Syndrome with an AbilityScore of 400–500: what to do next"}],"summary":"An AbilityScore® is a clinician-administered baseline, not a verdict or a ceiling. The next step for a child with Rett Syndrome is to turn that snapshot into a focused therapy plan — built around strengths in communication, movement and daily living — and re-measure progress against your own child over time.","answer_md":"*An AbilityScore® gives you a starting point — a clear, honest picture of where your child is today, so every step after it is purposeful and full of hope.*\n\n## In short\nYour child's AbilityScore® is a structured, clinician-administered baseline — a snapshot of your child's current abilities across communication, movement, daily living and engagement. The number is not a verdict and not a ceiling; it is the starting line. For a child with [Rett Syndrome](/rett-syndrome), the next step is to sit with your Pinnacle clinician, turn that baseline into a focused, realistic therapy plan, and then re-measure progress against your *own* child — never against anyone else.\n\n## What the score actually does for you\nThink of the AbilityScore® as a map, not a label. It tells you and your therapy team three useful things:\n\n- **Where your child is strongest today** — these strengths become the doorways the whole plan is built around.\n- **Which areas need the most support** — so therapy time and energy go exactly where they matter.\n- **A fixed point to measure from** — so when we re-assess later, even quiet, gentle gains become visible and undeniable.\n\nRett Syndrome affects communication, hand use and movement in ways that change across childhood, so a single number is only ever a moment in time. What matters is the *direction of travel* — and that is what repeated measurement reveals.\n\n## Turning the score into a plan\nFor children with Rett Syndrome, a meaningful plan usually blends several supports working together:\n\n- **Communication** — often through [speech and language therapy](/speech-therapy) with eye-gaze and alternative-communication tools, because so many of these children understand far more than they can show.\n- **Movement and hand function** — physiotherapy and occupational therapy to protect mobility, posture and purposeful hand use.\n- **Daily-living and engagement goals** — small, achievable targets that make ordinary days calmer and more connected.\n\nRett Syndrome is a medical genetic condition, so your therapy team should always work alongside your paediatrician or neurologist — therapy supports development, while medical review monitors health.\n\n## The Pinnacle way\nA clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, under the care of a qualified clinician — never from an online form or a number alone. Across 70+ centres in 4 states, 700+ therapists, 25 million+ therapy sessions and 4.95 lakh+ families served, our approach is the same for every child: measure honestly, plan around strengths, and re-measure to prove progress. Learn how the [AbilityScore® is calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), explore [therapy at Pinnacle](/), and start with [speech and communication support](/speech-therapy).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO ICD-11 (LD90.0, Rett Syndrome); American Academy of Pediatrics guidance on developmental support; ASHA on alternative and augmentative communication; Pinnacle Blooms Network clinical studies.\n\n**Next step —** Bring your AbilityScore® to a Pinnacle clinician and build your child's personalised plan. [Book an assessment](/enroll) today.\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-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-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-rett-syndrome-has-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-what-should-we-do-next","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"conditions","label":"Conditions"}],"meta_title":"Rett Syndrome AbilityScore®: Your Next Steps","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Offer simple choices throughout the day using two objects or pictures and give your child time to respond with eyes, reach or sound — many children with Rett understand far more than they can 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