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

Table 4.5: Main difficulty in learning of pupils based in special schools 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	2,270	4,767	7,037	986.1	985.3	985.6
Significant hearing impairment	53	81	134	23.0	16.7	18.8
Significant visual impairment	82	100	182	35.6	20.7	25.5
Significant physical or motor impairments	114	151	265	49.5	31.2	37.1
Significant language and speech disorder	32	126	158	13.9	26.0	22.1
Autistic spectrum disorder	144	779	923	62.6	161.0	129.3
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	77	560	637	33.4	115.8	89.2
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	600	1,102	1,702	260.6	227.8	238.4
Severe	246	342	588	106.9	70.7	82.4
Profound	32	31	63	13.9	6.4	8.8
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	16	43	59	7.0	8.9	8.3
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	9	12	21	3.9	2.5	2.9
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	273	511	784	118.6	105.6	109.8
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	279	466	745	121.2	96.3	104.3
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	199	214	413	86.4	44.2	57.8
Other	114	249	363	49.5	51.5	50.8
Not known / Not disclosed	-	-	-	-	-	-

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