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Alicia Chui
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Biography
Alicia Chui is a neurodivergent professional, a trainee at the Gamuda AI Academy and Gamuda Enabling Academy in Malaysia, and an active member of AIM High (Autistic Initiatives Malaysia). Diagnosed with Level 1 autism at age 38 in 2023, following an online screening and feedback from an alexithymia community, she gained essential clarity about her social, communication, and sensory processing differences. Professionally, Alicia leverages her cognitive traits of deep hyperfocus and exhaustive research for innovative problem-solving, including completing her degree thesis in three days and orchestrating a complex vendor platform consolidation that delivered significant annual cost savings for a previous employer. Having experienced the heavy mental toll of long-term workplace masking, she is currently spearheading a project at the Gamuda AI Academy to build a digital platform connecting autistic and ADHD job seekers with neuro-inclusive companies, aiming to bridge awareness gaps and tackle the high 80–85% unemployment rate among neurodivergent talent in Malaysia.
