A question on #Autism #FoetalValproateSpectrumDisorder tabled by Mrs Sharon Hodgson on 30-06-2025 has been answered by Ashley Dalton.

Heading: Autism: Foetal Valproate Spectrum Disorder
Question ID: 1817668
UIN: 63541
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-06-30
Asking Member ID: 1521
Asking Member display name: Mrs Sharon Hodgson
Asking Member handle: SharonHodgsonMP
Asking Member Twitter reference: @SharonHodgsonMP
Member interest: false
Question text: 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.
Is named day: true
Date of holding answer: 2025-07-10
Date answered: 2025-07-10
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Is holding answer: false
Is correcting answer: false
Answering Member ID: 4981
Answering Member display name: Ashley Dalton
Answering Member handle: AshleyDalton_MP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AshleyDalton_MP
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Answer text: Everyone 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.
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
Tweeted: true