Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 30514
Autism: Young People
Tabled: 10 February 2025
Answered: 18 February 2025
Question
Lincoln Jopp
Conservative — Spelthorne
To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the potential causes of the diagnoses of autism in young people.
Answer
Stephen KinnockThe National Institute for Health and Care Excellence’s Clinical Knowledge Summary on autism states that the precise cause of autism is unknown, but that genetic factors play a substantial role in the aetiology, and a number of environmental factors are a...
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