Table 1.

Survey respondents by groups and professions

	Number of respondents (%)
	Phase 1 survey (367 respondents)	Phase 2 survey (361 respondents)
CYP with learning difficulties	11 (3.0%)	10 (2.8%)
Age range (in years)	13 to 18	4 to 22
Gender: Male	6 (54.5%)	5 (50.0%)
Gender: Female	5 (45.5%)	5 (50.0%)
Ethnicity: White	7 (63.6%)	10 (100%)
Ethnicity: Asian or Asian British	2 (18.2%)	-
Ethnicity: Other	1 (9.1%)	-
Ethnicity: Prefer not to answer	1 (9.1%)	-
Adults who experienced learning difficulties as a child	18 (4.9%)	31 (8.6%)
Gender: Male	5 (27.8%)	11 (35.0%)
Gender: Female	11 (61.1%)	20 (65.0%)
Gender: Prefer not to answer	2 (11.1%)	-
Ethnicity: White	16 (88.8%)	29 (94%)
Ethnicity: Black African, Black Caribbean or Black British	1 (5.6%)	-
Ethnicity: Mixed/multiple ethnic group	1 (5.6%)	-
Ethnicity: Prefer not to answer	-	2 (6%)
Parent and carers	147 (40%)	125 (34.6%)
Male	10 (6.8%)	10 (8.0%)
Female	137 (93.2%)	115 (92.0%)
Professionals*	191 (52%)	195 (54.0%)
Audiologist	1	1
Child and adolescent mental health staff	14	5
Classroom assistant/pupil support assistant	7	3
Clinical psychologist	5	3
Clinician	4	2
Community learning disability nurse	3	2
Educational psychologist	10	7
General practitioner	1	0
Health visitor	4	0
Nurse	10	6
Occupational therapist	6	13
Optometrist	1	1
Paediatrician	14	25
Physician	2	0
Physiotherapist	4	1
Psychiatrist	16	4
School nurse	3	0
Speech and language therapist	15	23
Social worker	1	2
Support for learning staff	11	24
Teacher	39	50
Third sector/voluntary sector practitioner	10	11
Third sector/voluntary sector volunteer	2	9
Prefer not to answer	2	2
Other	11	21

*When asked to select what was their profession, respondents were asked to select all that apply.