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ADD/ADHD Survey - Northern Ireland Results
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1.
Gender of diagnosed person?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Male
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45
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83%
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Female
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9
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17%
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Total Number of Responses: 54
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2. Age
of diagnosed person?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Under 10
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25
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48%
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11-16
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21
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40%
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17-21
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4
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8%
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Over 21
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2
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4%
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Total Number of Responses: 52
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3. Age
when diagnosed?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Under 10
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37
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73%
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11-16
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9
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18%
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17-21
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2
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4%
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Over 21
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3
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6%
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Total Number of Responses: 51
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4.
Diagnosis through?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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NHS
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39
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87%
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Private
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6
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13%
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Total Number of Responses: 45
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5.
Diagnosis process - how long?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Under 1 yr
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8
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16%
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1-2 yrs
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19
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37%
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3-4 yrs
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9
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18%
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Over 5 years
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15
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29%
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Total Number of Responses: 51
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6. On
medication?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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33
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67%
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No
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16
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33%
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Total Number of Responses: 49
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7.
Enough information?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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24
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65%
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No
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13
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35%
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Total Number of Responses: 37
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8a. If
NO to 7 where information found - Health Service?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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9
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53%
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No
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8
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47%
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Total Number of Responses: 17
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8b.
Education?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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8
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42%
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No
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11
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58%
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Total Number of Responses: 19
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8c.
Books?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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14
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70%
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No
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6
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30%
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Total Number of Responses: 20
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8d.
Internet?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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16
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70%
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No
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7
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30%
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Total Number of Responses: 23
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8e.
Support Groups?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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4
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22%
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No
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14
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78%
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Total Number of Responses: 18
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8f.
Other Parents?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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7
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35%
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No
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13
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65%
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Total Number of Responses: 20
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9a.
Offered any of the following? - Behaviour
Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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14
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33%
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No
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29
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67%
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Total Number of Responses: 43
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9b.
Anger Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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6
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14%
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No
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38
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86%
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Total Number of Responses: 44
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9c. Cognitive
Behaviour Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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5
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13%
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No
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34
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87%
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Total Number of Responses: 39
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9d.
Social Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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6
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15%
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No
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35
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85%
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Total Number of Responses: 41
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9e. Organisational Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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6
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15%
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No
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34
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85%
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Total Number of Responses: 40
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9f.
ADHD Coaching?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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4
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10%
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No
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35
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90%
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Total Number of Responses: 39
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9g.
Specific Parenting Skills Course?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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7
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17%
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No
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35
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83%
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Total Number of Responses: 42
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9h.
Respite Care?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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6
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14%
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No
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37
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86%
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Total Number of Responses: 43
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9i.
Extra help in school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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26
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60%
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No
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17
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40%
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Total Number of Responses: 43
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10. Not
been offered any of the above, would you like to have been?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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37
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93%
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No
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3
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8%
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Total Number of Responses: 40
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11a. If
YES to 10 then which services - Behaviour
Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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30
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88%
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No
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4
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12%
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Total Number of Responses: 34
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11b.
Anger Management Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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25
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81%
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No
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6
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19%
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Total Number of Responses: 31
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11c.
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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24
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89%
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No
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3
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11%
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Total Number of Responses: 27
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11d.
Social Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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30
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91%
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No
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3
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9%
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Total Number of Responses: 33
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11e. Organisational Skills Therapy?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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28
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93%
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No
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2
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7%
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Total Number of Responses: 30
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11f.
ADHD Coaching?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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32
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91%
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No
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3
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9%
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Total Number of Responses: 35
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11g.
Specific Parenting Skills Course?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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29
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85%
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No
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5
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15%
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Total Number of Responses: 34
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11h.
Respite Care?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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17
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59%
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No
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12
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41%
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Total Number of Responses: 29
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11i.
Extra help in school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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18
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82%
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No
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4
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18%
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Total Number of Responses: 22
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12. How
difficult was it to get any help at all?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Easy
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4
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9%
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Difficult
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12
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27%
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Very
Difficult
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17
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39%
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Impossible
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11
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25%
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Total Number of Responses: 44
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13. If under
16, aware treatment may cease once over 16?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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15
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35%
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No
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28
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65%
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Total Number of Responses: 43
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14.
Adults with ADD/ADHD, any help in work?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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4
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50%
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No
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4
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50%
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Total Number of Responses: 8
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15a. If
NO to 14, would you like to see - Acceptability to move around?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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6
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100%
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No
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0
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0%
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Total Number of Responses: 6
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15b.
Help with organisation?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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4
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80%
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No
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1
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20%
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Total Number of Responses: 5
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15c.
Closed work area?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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2
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50%
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No
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2
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50%
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Total Number of Responses: 4
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16. Medication.
Made aware of storage safety issues?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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17
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52%
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No
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16
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48%
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Total Number of Responses: 33
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17.
Medication. Kept locked away at home?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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16
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50%
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No
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16
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50%
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Total Number of Responses: 32
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18.
Medication. Kept locked away at school?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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14
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58%
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No
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10
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42%
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Total Number of Responses: 24
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19. Has
changing diet ever helped?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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5
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14%
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No
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32
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86%
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Total Number of Responses: 37
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20.
Have natural remedies ever helped?
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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Yes
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5
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17%
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No
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25
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83%
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Total Number of Responses: 30
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Response
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Number
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Percent
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Graph
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1
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50%
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1
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50%
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Total Number of Responses: 2
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