Learning Learning Disability Statistics Scotland, 2019

1 Learning Learning Disability Statistics scotland , 2019 Published: 17th December 2019 A National Statistics Publication for scotland Learning Disability Statistics scotland (LDSS) uses the term adults with Learning disabilities to include those adults with Learning disabilities and/or on the autism spectrum who are known to local authorities in scotland . Data users should note that LDSS does not include information on adults with Learning disabilities who are not known to local authorities. Users should also be aware there is a possibility individuals could be known to local authorities but not reported to the LDSS team. The data reported in this release relate to a single year reporting period from April 2018 to March 2019 . North Ayrshire Council did not return any data about adults with Learning disabilities for the 2019 collection. To present a picture for scotland , figures provided by this authority in 2018 have been used across this report and its annexes.

Adults with learning disabilities known to Scottish local authorities2 In 2019, there were 23,584 adults known to local authorities across Scotland. This equates to 5.2 people with learning disabilities per 1000 people in the general population.3 Adults on the autism spectrum

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