Pupils in Scotland, 2006

Table 3.6: Main difficulty in learning of secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2006 ( see also table 3.8 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 of learning is reported	1,949	4,454	6,403	12.5	28.4	20.5
Significant hearing impairment	62	89	151	0.4	0.6	0.5
Significant visual impairment	38	49	87	0.2	0.3	0.3
Significant physical or motor impairments	92	146	238	0.6	0.9	0.8
Significant language and speech disorder	56	167	223	0.4	1.1	0.7
Autistic spectrum disorder	52	413	465	0.3	2.6	1.5
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	185	680	865	1.2	4.3	2.8
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	459	732	1,191	2.9	4.7	3.8
Severe	30	54	84	0.2	0.3	0.3
Profound	*	*	9	*	*	-
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	640	1,455	2,095	4.1	9.3	6.7
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	*	*	*	*	*	*
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	53	110	163	0.3	0.7	0.5
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	10	20	30	0.1	0.1	0.1
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	*	*	*	*	*	*
Other	266	526	792	1.7	3.4	2.5

Local authority figures on page 72 (see also page 74 for pupils reported under the new categories).

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