Pupils in Scotland, 2006

Table 1.7: Main difficulty in learning of pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2006 ( See also Table 1.9 for pupils reported under the new categories)

	Female	Male	Total	Rate per 1,000 pupils
	Female	Male	Total	Female	Male	Total
Pupils for whom main difficulty is reported	5,154	11,872	17,026	14.9	33.3	24.2
Significant hearing impairment	127	197	324	0.4	0.6	0.5
Significant visual impairment	130	179	309	0.4	0.5	0.4
Significant physical or motor impairments	233	376	609	0.7	1.1	0.9
Significant language and speech disorder	212	641	853	0.6	1.8	1.2
Autistic spectrum disorder	220	1,388	1,608	0.6	3.9	2.3
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	352	1,699	2,051	1.0	4.8	2.9
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	1,314	2,248	3,562	3.8	6.3	5.1
Severe	195	342	537	0.6	1.0	0.8
Profound	18	33	51	0.1	0.1	0.1
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	1,089	2,454	3,543	3.1	6.9	5.0
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	13	24	37	-	0.1	0.1
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	268	499	767	0.8	1.4	1.1
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	212	361	573	0.6	1.0	0.8
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	127	149	276	0.4	0.4	0.4
Other	644	1,282	1,926	1.9	3.6	2.7

Local authority figures on pages 56, 72 and 88 (see also pages 58, 74 and 90 for pupils reported under the new categories).

The Scottish Government