How many children are born with a disability a year?

Question

statistics on how many children are born a year with a disability or special needs

Answer 1

Thats a hard question to answer, because there is no real database. If a child has mild disabilities or SEN then they may have a 'normal' education.

I do however know that 1.3% of school children in uk have an SEN statement.

Look on nationalstatistics.gov.uk and they may have some more info.

Hope this has been helpful!

Answer 2

It would be hard to quote that.  March of Dimes probably has an estimate though.

Many students are not diagnosed with a disability until late elementary or middle school.  Some disabilities also manifest during or after puberty (schizophrenia comes to mind) more often than not.   Then I also wonder are you looking to include the kids who have disabilities because of trauma, abuse, medical issues, etc.?

Answer 3

A phenominal number.  for instance there are approximately 1300 babies born each year who have cerebral palsy.  If you take into account other disabiities, the number goes quite high.

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