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Table 13: Exclusions amongst pupils with additional support needs(1), 2006/07(2)
Occurrence data: Pupils with more than one reason for support will appear in multiple rows.

Primary

Secondary (3)

Special

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Number

Rate

Hearing impairment

1

3

34

93

12

74

Visual impairment

2

6

11

45

-

-

Physical or motor impairment

6

6

26

31

1

2

Language or speech disorder

10

5

60

107

2

4

Autistic spectrum disorder

57

27

145

116

33

32

Social emotional and behavioural difficulty

922

333

2,005

671

751

478

Specific learning difficulties (including dyslexia)

282

38

1,798

214

42

164

Learning disability

320

47

804

177

292

28

Moderate learning difficulty

193

68

717

336

151

102

Dual sensory impairment

-

-

2

154

-

-

Complex or multiple impairments - moderate learning difficulties and significant additional impairments or disorders

-

-

-

-

-

-

Other

1,407

99

3,850

379

420

123

(1) During the transition period of the Additional Support for Learning Act pupils may be recorded under the previous "main difficulty of learning" or the new "reasons for support" categories. The categories in this table have been made by combining the two sets. As the categories do not always match exactly the data are indicative only. This information will be affected by differing reporting practices across local authorities. See Annex for details of how the two sets of categories were linked.
(2) Data not available for 107 removals from register in Glasgow where looked after status was unknown.
(3) Including S6

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