Research finds greater prevalence of young teenagers with a disability

The study also recorded clear differences between young disabled people and their peers; Young people with a disability have more conflict with their parents, smaller friend groups, more difficulties interacting, less involvement in sports and more negative attitudes to school.

Young teenagers are more likely to have a disability now than a decade ago, new research examining the prevalence of disability in young people suggests.

Young people with a disability have fewer friends, feel less positive about school and are less involved in activities like sport, the study also found.