# What does an AbilityScore of 100–200 in Cohesion mean for my child?

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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.

*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.*

## In short
An 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.

## What "Cohesion" looks at
Cohesion 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:

- **Holding a thread** — can your child stay with a play activity or a back-and-forth exchange long enough to complete it?
- **Joining the pieces** — do separate steps (look, reach, place) come together smoothly, or do they scatter?
- **Shared focus** — can your child link their attention with yours, following a shared point of interest?
- **Recovering and returning** — after a distraction, can your child come back to what they were doing?

A 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.

## How to hold this number
Think 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.

## The Pinnacle way
A 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](/).

## Trusted sources
WHO 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.

**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.

This is general information, not a diagnosis — individual assessment and diagnosis require an appropriately qualified healthcare professional.

## Sources
- CDC — tracking developmental milestones over time: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- AAP HealthyChildren — ages, stages and developmental screening: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx

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