Field study results (descriptive – survey) conducted in 1413H had shown that the most common disabilities among children (research sample), which included 13841 children under 15 years of age, are as follows:
o Physical disabilities         1.7%
o Mental disabilities            1.4%
o Visual disabilities             1.2%
o Speech disabilities           0.9%
o Hearing disabilities           0.8 %
o Social disabilities             0.2%

o Disabilities of epileptic and chronic diseases 0.1 % 
o There are fundamental differences regarding rates of disabilities among children and hereditary factors.
o There are big variations among services rendered to children with disabilities (10.1%).
o The most needed services are the rehabilitation services (56.7%), then educational services (40.1%), then therapeutic services (37.6%)