Pupils in Scotland, 2003

Table 4.4: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with a Record of Needs and/or an Individualised Educational Programme, 2003

Impairment				Rate per 1,000 pupils
Impairment	female	male	total	female	male	total
Total	2,504	5,069	7,573	989.3	984.5	986.1
Hearing impairment	61	85	146	24.1	16.5	19.0
Visual impairment	91	111	202	36.0	21.6	26.3
Physical or motor impairments	142	198	340	56.1	38.5	44.3
Language and speech disorder	30	160	190	11.9	31.1	24.7
Autistic spectrum disorder	107	632	739	42.3	122.7	96.2
Social and emotional difficulties	111	662	773	43.9	128.6	100.7
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	711	1,245	1,956	280.9	241.8	254.7
Severe	269	398	667	106.3	77.3	86.8
Profound	29	36	65	11.5	7.0	8.5
Specific	6	25	31	2.4	4.9	4.0
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	8	12	20	3.2	2.3	2.6
Moderate learning difficulties & other	346	661	1,007	136.7	128.4	131.1
Severe learning difficulties & other	317	542	859	125.2	105.3	111.8
Profound learning difficulties & other	237	252	489	93.6	48.9	63.7
Other	34	38	72	13.4	7.4	9.4
Not known	5	12	17	2.0	2.3	2.2

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