Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 63541
Autism: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Tabled: 30 June 2025
Answered: 10 July 2025
Named DayQuestion
Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Labour — Washington and Gateshead South
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
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.