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Table 3.6: Main difficulty in learning of secondary pupils with Additional Support Needs, by gender, 2007
(see also table 3.8 for pupils reported under the new categories)
| Female | Male | Total | Rate per 1,000 pupils |
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Female | Male | Total |
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Pupils for whom main difficulty of learning is reported | 1,282 | 2,843 | 4,125 | 8.3 | 18.4 | 13.3 |
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Significant hearing impairment | 13 | 31 | 44 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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Significant visual impairment | 23 | 30 | 53 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
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Significant physical or motor impairments | 33 | 64 | 97 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
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Significant language and speech disorder | 27 | 78 | 105 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 |
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Autistic spectrum disorder | 21 | 215 | 236 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 0.8 |
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Social, emotional and behavioural difficulties | 115 | 470 | 585 | 0.7 | 3.0 | 1.9 |
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Learning difficulties: |
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Moderate | 296 | 463 | 759 | 1.9 | 3.0 | 2.5 |
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Severe | 15 | 31 | 46 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
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Profound | 3 | 5 | 8 | - | - | - |
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Specific - in language and/or mathematics (including dyslexia) | 517 | 1,035 | 1,552 | 3.3 | 6.7 | 5.0 |
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Complex or multiple impairments: |
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Dual sensory impairment | 1 | 2 | 3 | - | - | - |
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Moderate learning difficulties &
significant additional impairments or disorders | 41 | 73 | 114 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 0.4 |
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Severe learning difficulties &
significant additional impairments or disorders | 13 | 8 | 21 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
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Profound learning difficulties &
significant additional impairments or disorders | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Other | 164 | 338 | 502 | 1.1 | 2.2 | 1.6 |
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Local authority figures on page 74 (see also page 76 for pupils reported under the new categories).
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