- As a teenager, she had an eating disorder.
- She started writing at a young age. Her essays and stories helped her to get high grades in Jr. High and High School even though she used to cut and sleep in her classes. In school, she got high grades in Math and Science because it was fun, visual and she could always remember the formulas.
- Used to play classic piano and grade school. Her last concert was at Carnegie Hall. Now, she is learning to play violin. She and her publishing company are registered with ASCAP.
- She was a computer programmer and a network administrator. She knows C, Perl, Java, SQL, Javascript, Coldfusion and ASP. She administrated Novell and Microsoft networks.
- When young, she attended The School for the Deaf. She was born with a hearing problem. She had speech therapy from Kindergarten to the end of Jr. High School. She learned how to read by sight, not sound.
- Aliya suffers from acute insomnia.
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