Mapping the Children with a disability population Short term breaks 3 rd July 2008 Performance Management

Mapping by age group Using home postcodes Plot Children with a disability by age groups: –0-5 years –6-13 years –14-25 years

Mapping by disability type Autism: autism, autism/MLD, autism SLD Medical Conditions: epilepsy, medical LD: dyslexia, dyspraxia, GLD, MLD, SLD, SPLD Sensory Impairment: speech& language, visually impaired, hearing impaired PD: cerebral palsy, downs syndrome & physical disability EB: behaviour and emotional & behavioural difficulty.

Methodology Sources: –Additional Needs children with a statement –ICS/SWIFT – children in receipt of a Social Care Service Warnings: –Not all children in Lincolnshire –Not all children had a postcode that could be mapped –Not all children had a specified disability.

Age Group Numbers in age group for the County: –0-5 years 151 –6-13 years 1981 –14-25 years 1917

Disability Type TypeNumber Autism591 EBD650 LD1565 Medical Condition329 Not Specified8 PD198 Sensory Impairment760 Total4101

Next Steps How do we get a total population? –Health? Look at distribution versus services –Location –Accessibility? NOTE: The population will change.