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Autism and Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder

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.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Answering body
Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
19 Jun 2025
Target answer date
23 Jun 2025
Answer
8 Jul 2025 · 19 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 19 Jun 2025

    Question tabled

    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.

  2. 23 Jun 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 8 Jul 2025

    Answer published

    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.

Open official record

Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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