Table 2. Type and number of disability diagnoses as reported by primary caregivers in the child cohort of the GUI dataset^a.

Type of Diagnosis	N Children		Total	% of total sample (n = 7515)
	Male	Female
SpLD	295	225	520	6.91%
PSD	249	240	489	6.50%
LD	130	90	220	2.93%
SLCN	105	55	160	2.12%
EBD	83	35	118	1.57%
ASD	77	20	97	1.29%

^a Adjusted figures using weighting based on a minimum information algorithm calculated by the Economic and Social Research Institute; SpLD = specific learning difficulties; PSD = physical and sensory disability; LD = learning disability; SLCN = speech, language and communication needs; EBD = emotional behavioural disorder; ASD = autistic spectrum disorder.