The tables are not comparable because the2001 school census collected this information on pupils with records of needsonly, whereas the 2002 school census combined those with records of needs withthose pupils with Individualised Educational Programmes.Total Number of Pupils andNumber of Pupils with Record of Needs with Autistic Spectrum Disorder as MainDifficulty in Learning in Publicly Funded Schools by Local Authority Pupils with Main Learning Difficulty Autistic Spectrum Disorder All Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools Scotland 1,515 745,074 Aberdeen City 63 25,853 Aberdeenshire 113 36,239 Angus 26 16,408 Argyll and Bute 35 13,016 Clackmannanshire 17 7,430 Dumfries and Galloway 42 22,045 Dundee City 39 20,272 East Ayrshire 23 18,808 East Dunbartonshire 27 19,260 East Lothian 19 13,494 East Renfrewshire 23 16,137 Edinburgh City 79 49,547 Eilean Siar * 4,166 Falkirk 16 21,246 Fife 97 52,639 Glasgow City 236 76,728 Highland 113 33,326 Inverclyde 37 12,994 Midlothian 22 12,997 Moray 51 13,562 North Ayrshire 30 21,382 North Lanarkshire 112 52,150 Orkney Islands * 3,130 Perth and Kinross 43 18,366 Renfrewshire 54 27,112 Scottish Borders * 15,760 Shetland Islands 12 3,752 South Ayrshire 30 16,670 South Lanarkshire 71 46,702 Stirling 17 12,857 West Dunbartonshire 15 15,057 West Lothian 41 25,969 Source:Scottish Schools Census September 2001.Note:*denotes a figure of lessthan five pupils, or a figure which would enable the calculation of such afigure Total Number of Pupils andNumber of Pupils with Record of Needs and/or Individualised EducationalProgrammes with Autistic Spectrum Disorder as Main Difficulty in Learning inPublicly Funded Schools by Local Authority Pupils with Main Learning Difficulty Autistic Spectrum Disorder All Pupils in Publicly Funded Schools Scotland 2,204 738,597 Aberdeen City 58 24,999 Aberdeenshire 182 36,160 Angus 9 16,290 Argyll and Bute 38 12,976 Clackmannanshire 21 7,312 Dumfries and Galloway 57 21,851 Dundee City 68 19,803 East Ayrshire 45 18,662 East Dunbartonshire 44 19,026 East Lothian 29 13,579 East Renfrewshire 30 16,267 Edinburgh City 181 48,974 Eilean Siar 11 4,153 Falkirk 29 21,170 Fife 172 52,079 Glasgow City 170 75,596 Highland 196 33,112 Inverclyde 35 12,757 Midlothian 38 12,777 Moray 52 13,660 North Ayrshire 45 21,374 North Lanarkshire 159 51,883 Orkney Islands 37 3,168 Perth and Kinross 58 18,438 Renfrewshire 79 26,871 Scottish Borders 50 15,779 Shetland Islands 20 3,740 South Ayrshire 48 16,347 South Lanarkshire 109 46,274 Stirling 28 12,870 West Dunbartonshire 20 14,810 West Lothian 86 25,840 Source:Scottish Schools Census September 2002.