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Autism: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Commons · Question 63541 · Tabled 30 Jun 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 10 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Sharon Hodgson

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, how many children diagnosed with autistic spectrum disorders also have a diagnosis of foetal valproate syndrome.

Answer

Answered by Ashley Dalton, 10 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.