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Table 13: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Record of Needs (RoN) and/or an Individualised Educational Programme ( IEP) in independent primary schools, 2005

Impairment

Number

Rate per 1,000 pupils

Percentage distribution of main difficulty

Total

173

14.9

Significant hearing impairment

2

0.2

1.2

Significant visual impairment

-

-

-

Significant physical or motor impairments

2

0.2

1.2

Significant language and speech disorder

2

0.2

1.2

Autistic spectrum disorder

14

1.2

8.1

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

2

0.2

1.2

Learning difficulties:

Moderate

20

1.7

11.6

Severe

-

-

-

Profound

-

-

-

Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)

127

11.0

73.4

Complex or multiple impairments:

Dual sensory impairment

-

-

-

Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

2

0.2

1.2

Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

-

-

-

Profound learning difficulties and other

-

-

-

Other

2

0.2

1.2

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