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Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Asked by Cat SmithLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 8 July 2025UIN 60058

The question

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.

Answered by Ashley Dalton

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.

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