Pupils in Scotland, 2003

Table 2.6: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Record of Needs and/or an Individualised Educational Programme, 2003

				Rate per 1,000 pupils
Impairment	female	male	total	female	male	total
Total	3,922	9,660	13,582	19.7	46.6	33.5
Hearing impairment	114	137	251	0.6	0.7	0.6
Visual impairment	70	106	176	0.4	0.5	0.4
Physical or motor impairments	190	357	547	1.0	1.7	1.3
Language and speech disorder	273	795	1,068	1.4	3.8	2.6
Autistic spectrum disorder	207	1,175	1,382	1.0	5.7	3.4
Social and emotional difficulties	246	1,408	1,654	1.2	6.8	4.1
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	1,098	1,943	3,041	5.5	9.4	7.5
Severe	130	272	402	0.7	1.3	1.0
Profound	23	33	56	0.1	0.2	0.1
Specific	1,043	2,396	3,439	5.2	11.6	8.5
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	10	13	23	0.1	0.1	0.1
Moderate learning difficulties & other	165	336	501	0.8	1.6	1.2
Severe learning difficulties & other	80	134	214	0.4	0.6	0.5
Profound learning difficulties & other	29	40	69	0.1	0.2	0.2
Other	226	504	730	1.1	2.4	1.8
Not known	18	11	29	0.1	0.1	0.1

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