Table 1.9: Children starting to be looked after during 2005-06 - Disability
Disability | |
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Significant learning disability | 42 |
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Mental health problem (medically diagnosed) | 8 |
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Autism | 9 |
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Significant hearing impairment | * |
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Significant language and communication disorder | * |
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Significant physical or motor impairment | 19 |
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Significant visual impairment | 5 |
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 159 |
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Other disability | 31 |
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Multiple disabilities | 12 |
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No disabilities, but affected by disability | 224 |
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No disabilities, and not affected by disability | 2,365 |
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Not known | 1,836 |
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Total | 4,718 |
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East Renfrewshire, Scottish Borders and North Lanarkshire did not provide information in time for inclusion. 2004-05 figures for these authorities have been incorporated into this table and do not include young people aged 18-21. South Lanarkshire could not provide this information so the total number of children starting to be looked after in that authority has been entered as 'not known'.
A child may start to be looked after more than once during the year and will be counted once for each episode of care beginning.
* represents figures less than 5 that have been suppressed for confidentiality reasons.