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Autistic MI5 officer: ‘Keeping secrets is never an issue’

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Summary
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74% Informative

Liam - not his real name - has worked for MI5 for many years.

He had always prided himself on his reliability to get the job done.

But completing tasks came with huge amounts of stress.

He learned he'd experienced autistic burnout, a state of physical and mental fatigue.

Liam joined a neurodiverse staff network and was encouraged to share that he is autistic.

Liam says he has everything he needs to do his job well and is keen to share his story.

But when pressed for information about the social spaces where his colleagues might meet to share their experiences, Liam gives nothing away.

According to the Office for National Statistics , in 2022/23 only 30% of autistic people were in work.

VR Score

77

Informative language

75

Neutral language

73

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

42

Offensive language

possibly offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

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Time-value

short-lived

Source diversity

1

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