{"h1":"What an AbilityScore of 100–200 in Cohesion means","faq":[{"a":"No — an AbilityScore band is not a grade or a pass/fail. It is a starting-point range that helps your clinician understand where your child is now, against their own baseline, so they can choose the right first steps. Only a clinician who has assessed your child in person can interpret what it means for them.","q":"Is a Cohesion band of 100–200 a bad score?"},{"a":"Yes. Bands are designed to move with growth and support, which is exactly why we re-measure over time. The figure describes a moment, not a fixed future.","q":"Can my child's Cohesion band change over time?"},{"a":"Cohesion looks at how your child pulls things together — sustaining focus, sequencing steps, and weaving attention, action and social connection into a coherent flow, such as staying with a play activity or following a shared point of interest.","q":"What is Cohesion actually measuring?"}],"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-100-200-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does an AbilityScore of 100–200 in Cohesion mean for my child?","entity":{"key":"cohesion-toddler","kind":"ability","name":"Cohesion","slug":null},"lenses":[{"kind":"stakeholder","label":"Parent","value":"parent"},{"kind":"domain","label":"Context","value":"context"},{"kind":"intent","label":"Assessment","value":"assessment"},{"kind":"lifecycle","label":"Measure","value":"measure"},{"kind":"route","label":"Book-Assessment","value":"book-assessment"},{"kind":"score_band","label":"As 100 200","value":"as_100_200"},{"kind":"empowerment","label":"Early Clarity","value":"early_clarity"}],"parent":{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"},"related":[{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-400-500-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What an AbilityScore of 400–500 in Cohesion means for your child"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-0-100-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does an AbilityScore Cohesion band of 0–100 mean for my child?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-700-800-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does an AbilityScore of 700–800 in Cohesion mean for my child?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-600-700-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does an AbilityScore of 600–700 in Cohesion mean for my child?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-300-400-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What does an AbilityScore of 300–400 in Cohesion mean for my child?"},{"lang":"en","slug":"what-does-an-abilityscore-of-200-300-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","title":"What an AbilityScore of 200–300 in Cohesion means for your child"}],"summary":"An AbilityScore band of 100–200 in Cohesion is a starting-point range describing how your child currently holds attention, sequences actions and weaves them together — measured against their own baseline. It is not a label, a grade or a prediction, and bands move with support. Only a qualified Pinnacle clinician who has assessed your child in person can interpret what it means for them.","answer_md":"*An AbilityScore band is not a verdict on your child — it's a gentle starting point that helps your clinician and you understand where to begin.*\n\n## In short\nAn AbilityScore® band of **100–200 in Cohesion** is one of several developmental ranges your clinician uses to describe how your child is doing *right now* against their own baseline — in this case, how well your child holds attention, organises their actions, and brings together the different threads of a task or interaction into a connected whole. A band in this range simply tells your clinician where to *start* supporting your child; it is not a label, a score out of a fixed total, or a fixed prediction of the future. What it means for *your* child can only be interpreted by a qualified Pinnacle clinician who has seen them in person.\n\n## What \"Cohesion\" looks at\nCohesion is about how a child *pulls things together* — sustaining focus, sequencing steps, and weaving attention, action and social connection into a coherent flow. When clinicians look at this area, they gently observe everyday moments:\n\n- **Holding a thread** — can your child stay with a play activity or a back-and-forth exchange long enough to complete it?\n- **Joining the pieces** — do separate steps (look, reach, place) come together smoothly, or do they scatter?\n- **Shared focus** — can your child link their attention with yours, following a shared point of interest?\n- **Recovering and returning** — after a distraction, can your child come back to what they were doing?\n\nA band is read *alongside* your child's age, temperament and the full picture — never in isolation. Two children with the same band can have very different strengths and very different next steps, which is exactly why the number alone is never the answer.\n\n## How to hold this number\nThink of the band as a *map reference*, not a grade. It helps your clinician choose the right starting point, set warm and realistic goals, and measure progress against where your child began — not against any other child. Bands are designed to *move* with support and growth, which is why we re-measure over time. If you feel worried by the figure, that worry is best resolved by a conversation with your clinician, who can place it in your child's real-life context.\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 figure, a band read in isolation, or a checklist. Our AbilityScore® is a clinician-administered structured assessment that looks at your child against *their own* baseline and turns careful observation into a warm, practical plan, backed by 2.5 billion+ data points and 25 million+ therapy sessions across 70+ centres. Learn [what the AbilityScore is and how it's calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated), explore how [occupational therapy](/occupational-therapy) builds focus and organisation, or start at our [home page](/).\n\n## Trusted sources\nWHO and CDC guidance on tracking developmental milestones over time rather than single snapshots; AAP (HealthyChildren) advice on interpreting developmental screening within a child's full context.\n\n**Next step —** Let's turn a number into a plan. [Book an AbilityScore assessment](/enroll) with a Pinnacle clinician for a calm, caring read of what this band truly means for your child.\n\nThis is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.","canonical":"https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-100-200-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","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/what-does-an-abilityscore-of-100-200-in-cohesion-mean-for-my-child","lang":"en","indexable":true}],"dimensions":[{"key":"abilities","label":"Abilities"}],"meta_title":"AbilityScore 100–200 in Cohesion: What It Means","meta_robots":"index, follow, max-image-preview:large","everyday_tip":"Build cohesion through small, finishable routines: choose one simple two- or three-step activity (stack, then knock 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