Alycia Halladay

Autism Science Foundation Chief Science Officer Dr. Alycia Halladay Appointed to the Federal Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee

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Wednesday, July 7, 2021
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New York, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, today announced that its Chief Science Officer Dr. Alycia Halladay has been appointed to the influential Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) as a public member.

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  • New York, July 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Autism Science Foundation (ASF), a not-for-profit organization dedicated to supporting and funding innovative autism research, today announced that its Chief Science Officer Dr. Alycia Halladay has been appointed to the influential Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee (IACC) as a public member.
  • Each year the IACC develops a strategic plan to guide federal autism research spending and tracks spending by nonprofit organizations.
  • Its mission is to support autism research by providing funding to scientists and organizations conducting autism research.
  • To learn more about the Autism Science Foundation or to make a donation, visit www.autismsciencefoundation.org.

Autism Science Foundation Awards Grant to PEERbots to Expand Robot-Powered Telehealth Solutions

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Tuesday, October 13, 2020
Articles, Psychiatric diagnosis, Abnormal psychology, Health, Societal and cultural aspects of autism, Alycia Halladay, Autism, Alycia, Telehealth, Autism Speaks, Autism rights movement

Over the course of the pandemic, we have heard from countless distraught families who are watching their children struggling through telehealth therapy sessions, said Dr. Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer at the Autism Science Foundation.

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  • Over the course of the pandemic, we have heard from countless distraught families who are watching their children struggling through telehealth therapy sessions, said Dr. Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer at the Autism Science Foundation.
  • The coronavirus pandemic and subsequent surge in demand for telehealth services has validated the desire to bring this product to the wider autism community to enhance and expand telehealth delivered therapies.
  • ASF also provides information about autism to the general public and serves to increase awareness of autism spectrum disorders and the needs of individuals and families affected by autism.
  • To learn more about the Autism Science Foundation, or to make a donation, visit www.autismsciencefoundation.org.

Autism Science Foundation Comments on Today’s CDC Data Showing Autism Prevalence Rate Rising to 1 in 54 from 1 in 59

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Thursday, March 26, 2020
Pervasive developmental disorders, Health, Alycia Halladay, Psychiatry, Alycia, Autism, Organ systems, Autism Speaks

The increased prevalence rate announced today is based on a study of children who were 8 years old in 2016.

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  • The increased prevalence rate announced today is based on a study of children who were 8 years old in 2016.
  • She continued: The change from 59 to 54 is important, but right now we are focused on supporting every familys 1.
  • The widespread social distancing initiatives are also impacting research efforts, according to Dr. Alycia Halladay, Chief Science Officer at the Autism Science Foundation.
  • To learn more about the Autism Science Foundation or to make a donation visit www.autismsciencefoundation.org.