Statistical Bulletin Education Series Edn/B1/2006/1: Pupils in Scotland, 2005

Table 2.6: Main difficulty in learning of primary pupils with a Record of Needs and/or an Individualised Educational Programme, 2005

Impairment	female	male	total	Rate per 1,000 pupils
Impairment	female	male	total	female	male	total
Total	4,532	10,989	15,521	23.7	55.2	39.8
Significant hearing impairment	98	130	228	0.5	0.7	0.6
Significant visual impairment	59	100	159	0.3	0.5	0.4
Significant physical or motor impairments	202	332	534	1.1	1.7	1.4
Significant language and speech disorder	306	893	1,199	1.6	4.5	3.1
Autistic spectrum disorder	239	1,497	1,736	1.3	7.5	4.4
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	292	1,582	1,874	1.5	7.9	4.8
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	1,142	2,052	3,194	6.0	10.3	8.2
Severe	128	241	369	0.7	1.2	0.9
Profound	27	31	58	0.1	0.2	0.1
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	1,172	2,461	3,633	6.1	12.4	9.3
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	17	18	35	0.1	0.1	0.1
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	220	402	622	1.2	2.0	1.6
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	83	144	227	0.4	0.7	0.6
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	35	62	97	0.2	0.3	0.2
Other	504	1,010	1,514	2.6	5.1	3.9
Not known / not disclosed	8	34	42	0.0	0.2	0.1

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