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Statistics Publication Notice: Education Series: Independent School Census, September 2005

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Table 26: Main difficulty in learning of pupils in independent special schools, 2005

Impairment

Number

Percentage distribution of main difficulty

Total

1,132

Significant hearing impairment

-

-

Significant visual impairment

-

-

Significant physical or motor impairments

1

0.1

Significant language and speech disorder

4

0.4

Autistic spectrum disorder

167

14.8

Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties

745

65.8

Learning difficulties:

-

-

Moderate

46

4.1

Severe

27

2.4

Profound

7

0.6

Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)

26

2.3

Complex or multiple impairments:

Dual sensory impairment

-

-

Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

15

1.3

Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders

7

0.6

Profound learning difficulties and other

4

0.4

Other

83

7.3

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