Alycia Halladay is chief science officer of the Autism Science Foundation.
Alycia Halladay
Chief science officer
Autism Science Foundation
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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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Peter Hess
18 July 2022 | 5 min read
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A new network of brain banks aims to collect and disburse tissue donations to U.S. autism researchers.
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