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Secondary School Experiences and Academic Performance of Students With Mental Retardation
NCSER 2009-3020
July 2009

Table 21.  Types of related services received by students with mental retardation, overall and by parent-reported levels of cognitive functioning


  Overall High Moderate Low
Percentage who received:    
Some type of related services70517989
Speech/communication services    
Speech or language therapy31153749
Communication services71523
Adaptive physical education3093567
Transportation2993460
Behavior/personal counseling    
Social work services1692115
Mental health services1516179
Behavioral intervention119814
Assistive technology services/devices1441633
Health services115929
Therapeutic services    
Occupational therapy91732
Physical therapy71526
NOTE: Percentages are population estimates based on weighted samples that range from approximately 60 to 540 across variables.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, Institute of Education Sciences, National Center for Special Education Research, National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 (NLTS2), Wave 1 student's school program survey, 2002.