# What does an AbilityScore of 900–1000 in Permanence mean for my child?

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An AbilityScore of 900–1000 in Permanence means your child shows a strong, age-appropriate grasp of object permanence — knowing things and people still exist when out of sight. This foundational cognitive strength supports memory, attachment and language. It is reassuring, though one strength is read alongside the whole picture by a Pinnacle clinician.

*When your child's score sits high in the band that measures knowing things still exist when out of sight, it tells a warm, hopeful story about how their thinking is growing.*

## In short
An AbilityScore® of **900–1000 in Permanence** means your child is showing a **strong, age-appropriate grasp of object permanence** — the understanding that people and things continue to exist even when they cannot be seen, heard or touched. This is a foundational cognitive milestone that underpins memory, problem-solving, secure attachment and language. A score in this high band is genuinely reassuring; it suggests this thread of your child's thinking is developing well against *their own* baseline.

## What Permanence actually tells us
Object permanence is one of the earliest building blocks of thinking. When your child looks for a toy you've hidden under a cloth, or stays settled because they trust you'll come back after leaving the room, they are using permanence. A high band reflects that your child:

- **Searches for hidden objects** rather than treating them as simply gone.
- **Anticipates and remembers** — holding an idea in mind even without the object in view.
- **Tolerates brief separations** more calmly, because they trust familiar people return.
- **Builds on this for later skills** — early counting, pretend play, planning and language all lean on this foundation.

A single high band is a snapshot of one strength, not the whole picture. Cognitive development is woven from many threads — attention, memory, language, play — and a clinician reads Permanence alongside these to understand your child as a whole, growing person.

## What to do with a strong score
A high band invites you to *keep nurturing*, not to stop watching the wider picture. Celebrate it, keep playing the games that stretch this skill, and continue gentle, everyday observation of how your child communicates, plays and connects. If other areas feel uneven, a warm developmental check can give you the full, balanced view.

## 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 or a single number alone. Our AbilityScore® is a clinician-administered structured assessment that reads your child against *their own* baseline across many domains, turning careful observation into a warm, practical plan. Backed by 2.5 billion+ data points and 25 million+ therapy sessions across 70+ centres, our team pairs assessment with the right support where needed. Explore [how Pinnacle can help your child](/), our [child development support](/child-development), and [what the AbilityScore is and how it's calculated](/ask/what-is-the-abilityscore-and-how-is-it-calculated).

## Trusted sources
CDC and HealthyChildren (AAP) guidance on cognitive milestones and early learning; WHO Nurturing Care framework on early child development; NICE guidance on developmental review in early childhood.

**Next step —** Celebrate this strength and see the whole picture. [Book an AbilityScore assessment](/enroll) with a Pinnacle clinician for a calm, complete read of your child's development.

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

## Sources
- CDC — Developmental Milestones: https://www.cdc.gov/child-development
- HealthyChildren (AAP) — Ages & Stages: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/ages-stages/Pages/default.aspx
- WHO Nurturing Care Framework: https://nurturing-care.org/

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- Assessment: https://pinnacleblooms.org/ask/lens/intent/assessment
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