Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 61131

Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

Tabled: 19 June 2025
Answered: 8 July 2025

Question

John Glen

ConservativeSalisbury

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

Answer

Ashley Dalton
Everyone who has been harmed from sodium valproate has our deepest sympathies. Information on the number of children diagnosed with an autistic spectrum disorder and a diagnosis of foetal valproate syndrome is not collected centrally.