Alycia Halladay

Chief science officer
Autism Science Foundation

Alycia Halladay is chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation.

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By Peter Hess

18 July 2022

5 min read

New program offers $35K grants to study ‘profound autism’

People who have ‘profound autism’ — those with severe intellectual disability, limited communication abilities or both — tend to be excluded from research. The Autism Science Foundation seeks to change that.

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New program offers $35K grants to study ‘profound autism’

By Peter Hess

18 July 2022 | 5 min read

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By Katie Moisse

15 December 2015

6 min read

Questions for Amaral, Halladay: Boosting brainpower

A new network of brain banks aims to collect and disburse tissue donations to U.S. autism researchers.

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Questions for Amaral, Halladay: Boosting brainpower

By Katie Moisse

15 December 2015 | 6 min read

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