In 2013, 9,946 students were listed as having ???additional support needs??? in Scotland due to autistic spectrum disorder ??? up 1,296 from 8,650 in the previous year.Overall the number of pupils needing extra help in class due to a wide range of problems, including speech and language disorders and other disabilities, rose 11.5 per cent from 118,034 in 2012 to 131,621 last year.