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

Table 3.6: Main difficulty in learning of secondary 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	3,643	8,376	12,019	23.1	52.9	38.1
Significant hearing impairment	110	152	262	0.7	1.0	0.8
Significant visual impairment	77	86	163	0.5	0.5	0.5
Significant physical or motor impairments	190	309	499	1.2	2.0	1.6
Significant language and speech disorder	90	232	322	0.6	1.5	1.0
Autistic spectrum disorder	103	722	825	0.7	4.6	2.6
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	434	1,500	1,934	2.8	9.5	6.1
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	986	1,495	2,481	6.3	9.4	7.9
Severe	88	146	234	0.6	0.9	0.7
Profound	9	16	25	0.1	0.1	0.1
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	947	2,593	3,540	6.0	16.4	11.2
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	6	10	16	0.0	0.1	0.1
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	134	284	418	0.9	1.8	1.3
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	50	70	120	0.3	0.4	0.4
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	19	19	38	0.1	0.1	0.1
Other	390	734	1,124	2.5	4.6	3.6
Not known / Not disclosed	10	8	18	0.1	0.1	0.1

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