Pupils in Scotland, 2008

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Table 3.7: Reasons for support for secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, 2008
Occurrences. Pupils with more than one reason will appear in each row

Female

Male

Total

Rate per 1,000 pupils

Female

Male

Total

Pupils for whom reason for support is reported

4,184

9,614

13,798

27.6

63.1

45.4

Learning disability

787

1,515

2,302

5.2

9.9

7.6

Dyslexia

679

1,993

2,672

4.5

13.1

8.8

Other specific learning difficulty ( e.g. numeric)

365

781

1,146

2.4

5.1

3.8

Other moderate learning difficulty

684

1,115

1,799

4.5

7.3

5.9

Visual impairment

123

180

303

0.8

1.2

1.0

Hearing impairment

141

189

330

0.9

1.2

1.1

Deafblind

6

9

15

0.0

0.1

0.0

Physical or motor impairment

281

466

747

1.9

3.1

2.5

Language or speech disorder

184

456

640

1.2

3.0

2.1

Autistic spectrum disorder

179

1,299

1,478

1.2

8.5

4.9

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty

730

2,579

3,309

4.8

16.9

10.9

Physical health problem

207

285

492

1.4

1.9

1.6

Mental health problem

48

59

107

0.3

0.4

0.4

Interrupted learning

90

135

225

0.6

0.9

0.7

English as an additional language

193

233

426

1.3

1.5

1.4

Looked after

157

233

390

1.0

1.5

1.3

More able pupil

91

49

140

0.6

0.3

0.5

Other

337

685

1,022

2.2

4.5

3.4

Local authority figures on page 70

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