Pupils in Scotland, 2006

Table 4.5: Main difficulty in learning of pupils based in special schools with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2006 ( see also table 4.7 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	1,379	2,954	4,333	619.8	621.9	621.2
Significant hearing impairment	41	70	111	18.4	14.7	15.9
Significant visual impairment	69	90	159	31.0	18.9	22.8
Significant physical or motor impairments	78	108	186	35.1	22.7	26.7
Significant language and speech disorder	13	61	74	5.8	12.8	10.6
Autistic spectrum disorder	89	463	552	40.0	97.5	79.1
Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties	58	373	431	26.1	78.5	61.8
Learning difficulties:
Moderate	381	700	1,081	171.2	147.4	155.0
Severe	126	194	320	56.6	40.8	45.9
Profound	10	16	26	4.5	3.4	3.7
Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia)	12	45	57	5.4	9.5	8.2
Complex or multiple impairments:
Dual sensory impairment	5	8	13	2.2	1.7	1.9
Moderate learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	126	260	386	56.6	54.7	55.3
Severe learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	181	301	482	81.3	63.4	69.1
Profound learning difficulties & significant additional impairments or disorders	117	137	254	52.6	28.8	36.4
Other	73	128	201	32.8	26.9	28.8

Local authority figures on page 88 (see also page 90 for pupils reported under the new categories).

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