§ Mr. LoughtonTo ask the Secretary of State for Education and Employment how many children are diagnosed as suffering from Asperger Syndrome in(a) the United Kingdom and (b) West Sussex. [43284]
§ Mr. BoatengI have been asked to reply.
Data are not collected centrally on the number of cases of Asperger Syndrome. Research in Scandinavia has suggested a prevalence rate of 36 per 10,000 population. The National Autistic Society estimate there are 47,400 children with Asperger Syndrome in the United Kingdom.