Pupils in Scotland, 2009

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Table 2.7: Reasons for support for pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2009

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

6,153

13,728

19,881

34.3

73.2

54.2

Learning disability

953

1,817

2,770

5.3

9.7

7.5

Dyslexia

458

1,121

1,579

2.6

6.0

4.3

Other specific learning difficulty (e.g. numeric)

549

1,104

1,653

3.1

5.9

4.5

Other moderate learning difficulty

1,097

2,165

3,262

6.1

11.5

8.9

Visual impairment

199

297

496

1.1

1.6

1.4

Hearing impairment

187

234

421

1.0

1.2

1.1

Deafblind

18

10

28

0.1

0.1

0.1

Physical or motor impairment

472

817

1,289

2.6

4.4

3.5

Language or speech disorder

890

2,095

2,985

5.0

11.2

8.1

Autistic spectrum disorder

283

1,976

2,259

1.6

10.5

6.2

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulty

849

3,530

4,379

4.7

18.8

11.9

Physical health problem

355

533

888

2.0

2.8

2.4

Mental health problem

19

79

98

0.1

0.4

0.3

Interrupted learning

138

236

374

0.8

1.3

1.0

English as an additional language

974

1,210

2,184

5.4

6.4

5.9

Looked after

330

437

767

1.8

2.3

2.1

More able pupil

60

112

172

0.3

0.6

0.5

Other

378

861

1,239

2.1

4.6

3.4

Local authority figures here.

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