SAS Research

Client Profile

A representative sample of 500 clients attending a SAS Centre during 2011 provides the following client profile:

GENDER

Male: 70.2 % Female: 29.8 %

AGE

0 to 3: 3.4 % 4 to 7: 32.8 % 8 to 11: 31.0 % 12 to 15: 16.2 % 16 to 19: 5.4 % 20+: 11.2 %

CONDITIONS

Where clients indicate more than one condition, all are taken into account, leading to a total greater than 100 %.

Attention Deficit: 49.8 % Hearing or Speech: 18.2 % Hyperactivity: 16.6 % Learning: 15.6 % Dyslexia / Dyspraxia: 15.2 % Autism / GDD: 13.0 % Behavioural: 6.2 %

Client Feedback

All clients are requested to complete a post programme questionnaire, evaluating progress in 27 different categories by indicating:

• Great Improvement = +100 score;
• Good Improvement = +67 score;
• Some Improvement = +33 score;
• No Change = 0 score;
• Deterioration = -100 score;
• Not Applicable = not scored.

The aggregated scores will be on a scale from "-100" (all Deteriorate) through "0" (average No Change) to "+100" (all Great Improvement). All positive scores indicate an improvement.

An aggregate of all feedback received from clients shows:

OVERALL (all conditions)

The average scores of all 27 categories are listed, highest score first. All positive scores indicate an improvement.

Self-esteem: +59.4 Understanding: +54.9 Social interactions: +53.1 Use of medication: +52.6 Speech development: +52.2 Attention: +52.0 Behaviour: +51.5 Use of language: +51.1 Eye contact: +50.9 Pronunciation: +50.0 Following instructions: +50.0 Learning ability: +47.1 Reading ability: +45.2 Mood/Emotional stability: +44.1 Mathematics: +40.1 Impulsiveness: +37.0 Hearing: +36.1 Writing ability: +35.1 Balance/Coordination: +33.4 Fine motor skills: +33.4 Hyperactivity: +31.7 Expressive writing: +31.6 Gross motor skills: +31.5 Toilet training: +29.2 Vision: +28.8 Eating habits: +23.2 Sleeping habits: +23.0

LEARNING DIFFICULTIES

The average scores of the most relevant 10 categories are listed, highest score first. All 27 categories show positive (improvement) results.

Self-esteem: +52.1 Use of language: +51.1 Social interactions: +45.2 Speech development: +42.2 Understanding: +40.9 Mood/Emotional stability: +35.9 Attention: +35.9 Behaviour: +33.4 Reading ability: +31.3 Learning ability: +27.8

ATTENTION DEFICIT / HYPERACTIVITY

The average scores of the most relevant 10 categories are listed, highest score first. All 27 categories show positive (improvement) results.

Self-esteem: +59.3 Attention: +58.0 Following instructions: +54.0 Social interactions: +52.9 Understanding: +51.7 Mood/Emotional stability: +46.7 Learning ability: +45.4 Behaviour: +44.5 Hyperactivity: +42.6 Impulsiveness: +40.6

DYSLEXIA

The average scores of the most relevant 10 categories are listed, highest score first. All 27 categories show positive (improvement) results.

Vision: +73.4 Following instructions: +72.3 Understanding: +72.2 Self-esteem: +71.6 Mood/Emotional stability: +66.8 Expressive writing: +66.8 Mathematics: +66.6 Reading ability: +66.6 Writing ability: +61.0 Attention: +60.0

ASPERGER'S SYNDROME / AUTISM / GDD

The average scores of the most relevant 10 categories are listed, highest score first. All 27 categories show positive (improvement) results.

Understanding: +69.4 Eye contact: +63.8 Speech development: +61.9 Attention: +58.3 Self-esteem: +55.6 Learning ability: +54.6 Pronunciation: +53.9 Following instructions: +51.3 Behaviour: +44.5 Social interactions: +42.9

HEARING & SPEECH DIFFICULTIES

The average scores of the most relevant 10 categories are listed, highest score first. All 27 categories show positive (improvement) results.

Self-esteem: +63.6 Expressive writing: +62.6 Following instructions: +62.6 Social interactions: +62.5 Behaviour: +60.1 Understanding: +60.0 Learning ability: +60.0 Speech development: +59.0 Pronunciation: +58.9 Attention: +55.6