Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Commons · Question 60058 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record
Answered 8 Jul 2025
Question
Asked by Cat Smith
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children who are diagnosed with having an Autistic Spectrum Disorders also have a diagnosis of Foetal Valproate Syndrome.
Answer
Answered by Ashley Dalton, 8 Jul 2025
Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. Information about the number of children diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder and a diagnosis of foetal valproate syndrome is not collected centrally.