Sensory-Based Feeding Selectivity
AbilityScore® 100–200 in Sensory-Based Feeding Selectivity
An AbilityScore® band of 100–200 describes your child's personal starting point across feeding, sensory tolerance and mealtime skills — not a label or a comparison to other children. It becomes a baseline so progress stays visible, and is only ever interpreted by the Pinnacle clinician who measured it.
When a number lands in front of you, you want to know what it really says about your child at the dinner table — here's the honest answer.
In short
An AbilityScore® band of 100–200 is one point on your child's own developmental map for [Sensory-Based Feeding Selectivity](/) — it describes where they are starting from across feeding, sensory tolerance and mealtime skills, so therapy can be aimed precisely. It is not a verdict, a label, or a comparison against other children. Read it as a starting line, not a finish line — and only ever alongside the Pinnacle clinician who measured it.What this band is telling you
The AbilityScore® is a clinician-administered structured assessment. A band in this range typically reflects a child whose feeding selectivity is meaningfully affecting variety, texture or mealtime ease right now — meaning there is a clear, workable starting point and plenty of room for visible gain.For feeding selectivity specifically, it captures things like:
- Range of foods accepted across tastes, textures and temperatures
- Sensory tolerance — how your child copes with new smells, looks and mouth-feel
- Mealtime regulation — calm versus distress around the table
- Oral-motor and self-feeding skills that support trying new foods
The real value isn't the number itself — it's that it becomes your child's personal baseline. Every future re-measurement compares your child to this point, so even quiet, gradual progress (one new texture, a calmer dinner) becomes visible and trackable.
What to do with it
Use the band as a planning tool, not a worry. Your clinician translates it into a specific therapy plan — usually combining occupational therapy for sensory tolerance with feeding strategies, and structured re-measurement over time. Feeding skills move in steps; a band is simply the first step photographed.The Pinnacle way
A clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care — never from an online figure or a single number read in isolation. Across 2.5 billion+ data points and 25 million+ therapy sessions, our purpose is the same: turn a starting point into steady, real-life progress. Learn how the AbilityScore® is measured, explore occupational therapy for feeding, or start with a [developmental check](/).Trusted sources
WHO ICD-11 (feeding and eating disorders, 6B83); American Academy of Pediatrics guidance on responsive feeding; American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) on paediatric feeding; Pinnacle Blooms Network validated studies.Next step — Numbers make most sense with the clinician who measured them. Book a feeding assessment to understand your child's band and the plan that follows.
This is general information, not a diagnosis — a clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under qualified clinician care.
What to watch
Talk to your clinician sooner if your child is losing weight, dropping previously accepted foods, gagging or choking often, or showing real distress that disrupts most mealtimes — these warrant prompt review rather than waiting for the next re-measurement.
Try this at home
Offer one tiny portion of a new food beside a familiar favourite, with zero pressure to eat it. Let your child touch, smell or simply look at it — repeated calm exposure, not coaxing, is what gently expands the menu.
Trusted sources
Developed by SETU Consortium · Pinnacle Blooms Network · Last reviewed 2026-06-10
This is general information, not a diagnosis. A clinical AbilityScore® and any diagnosis are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre, under qualified clinician care.
Frequently asked
Is an AbilityScore® of 100–200 a bad result?
No. It is not good or bad — it is a starting point that describes where your child is now across feeding and sensory skills, so therapy can be aimed precisely. Its real purpose is to become a baseline against which future progress is measured.
Does this band mean my child has a diagnosis?
No. The band is not a diagnosis. Any diagnosis and the clinical AbilityScoreí itself are formed only at a Pinnacle Blooms Network centre under a qualified clinician, who interprets the number alongside observation and history.
How quickly can the band improve?
Feeding skills move in steps, not straight lines, and timelines vary by child. With occupational therapy and feeding strategies, many families see early real-life wins — a new texture, calmer mealtimes — well before the next formal re-measurement.