Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 60058
Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Tabled: 16 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025
Question
Cat Smith
Labour — Lancaster and Wyre
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
Ashley DaltonEveryone 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.