{"id":1693,"date":"2026-01-12T16:18:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-12T08:18:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/?p=1693"},"modified":"2026-08-11T15:53:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-11T07:53:01","slug":"say-hello-to-reona-the-newest-spark-joining-the-neurons-asia-family","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/say-hello-to-reona-the-newest-spark-joining-the-neurons-asia-family\/","title":{"rendered":"Say hello to Reona, the newest spark joining the Neurons Asia family!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We\u2019re\u00a0thrilled to welcome\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/reona-c\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Reona C.<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0who\u00a0joins us as an intern at a time when\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0laying the groundwork for something close to our hearts: a future research study on neurodiversity in Malaysia and, one day, across Southeast Asia.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Reona\u00a0brings fresh insights, curiosity, and a grounded sense of purpose that fits beautifully with our mission at Neurons Asia: to champion understanding, representation, and evidence-based narratives around neurodiversity in our region. Her energy (yes, that unmistakable Gen Z spark\u00a0\u26a1) is already pushing us to think wider, deeper, and more boldly.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>At Neurons Asia, we learn with people, not just from them and\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0excited for the mutual learning, shared exploration, and co-creation ahead. With Reona on board,\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0one step closer to shaping research that truly reflects the lived experiences of neurodivergent communities in Malaysia, and\u00a0ultimately Southeast\u00a0Asia.\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Here\u2019s to meaningful representation, collaborative discovery, and building a future where every mind is seen, heard, and understood.\u00a0\u00a0<br>\u00a0<br>Welcome\u00a0to the family, Reona.\u00a0\ud83d\udc9b<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-opt-id=1723952761  fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"533\" src=\"https:\/\/mlbotnqlses0.i.optimole.com\/cb:PbRP.c49\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/post18.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1699\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mlbotnqlses0.i.optimole.com\/cb:PbRP.c49\/w:800\/h:533\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/post18.jpeg 800w, https:\/\/mlbotnqlses0.i.optimole.com\/cb:PbRP.c49\/w:300\/h:200\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/post18.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/mlbotnqlses0.i.optimole.com\/cb:PbRP.c49\/w:768\/h:512\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/post18.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/mlbotnqlses0.i.optimole.com\/cb:PbRP.c49\/w:800\/h:533\/q:mauto\/f:best\/dpr:2\/https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/post18.jpeg 2x\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re\u00a0thrilled to welcome\u00a0Reona C.\u00a0who\u00a0joins us as an intern at a time when\u00a0we\u2019re\u00a0laying the groundwork for something close to our hearts: a future research study on neurodiversity in Malaysia and, one day, across Southeast Asia.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Reona\u00a0brings fresh insights, curiosity, and a grounded sense of purpose that fits beautifully with our mission at Neurons Asia: to champion understanding,&hellip;&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":1699,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"neve_meta_sidebar":"","neve_meta_container":"","neve_meta_enable_content_width":"","neve_meta_content_width":0,"neve_meta_title_alignment":"","neve_meta_author_avatar":"","neve_post_elements_order":"","neve_meta_disable_header":"","neve_meta_disable_footer":"","neve_meta_disable_title":"","_themeisle_gutenberg_block_has_review":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[77,76,25,74,24,75],"class_list":["post-1693","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-announcements","tag-growingtogether","tag-internspotlight","tag-neurodiversity","tag-neuroinclusion","tag-neuronsasia","tag-representationmatters"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1693"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1701,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1693\/revisions\/1701"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1699"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1693"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1693"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.neuronsasia.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1693"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}