Table 1 Codes used to record children's diagnoses from case notes

1

Developmental coordination disorder/dyspraxia/general developmental delay

2

Attention disorders/Autistic spectrum disorder/Asperger's Syndrome/Tourette's Syndrome

3

Cerebral palsy

4

Other (e.g. spina bifida/muscular dystrophy/juvenile idiopathic arthritis)

5

No medical diagnosis