Table 1.
Demographics, diagnosis, and referral route
| Mean (SD) | Min-Max | |
|---|---|---|
| Age (years) | 9.4 (2.33) | 5.17–18.58 |
| N male | % male | |
| Gender | 480 | 67% |
| Diagnosis | Total | % |
| None | 427 | 59 |
| ADHD/ADD | 187 | 26 |
| Learning deficit | 67 | 9 |
| ASD | 59 | 8 |
| Other | 33 | 5 |
| Comorbidity | 65 | 9 |
| Referrer | Total | % |
| SENCo | 395 | 55.32 |
| Specialist Teacher | 16 | 2.24 |
| Educational Psychologist | 7 | 0.98 |
| Speech & Language Therapist | 32 | 4.48 |
| Clinical Psychologist | 30 | 4.20 |
| Child Psychiatrist | 9 | 1.26 |
| Paediatrician | 183 | 25.63 |
| ADHD nurse practitioner | 30 | 4.2 |
| Family worker locality team | 10 | 1.4 |
| Private Tutor | 2 | 0.28 |
ADHD attention deficithyperactivity disorder, ASD autism spectrum disorder; Learning deficit Primary diagnoses of developmental language disorder, dyslexia, dyscalculia, or dysgraphia, Other Obsessive-compulsive disorder, depression, anxiety, SENCo special educational needs coordinator, Comorbidity presence of more than one diagnosis