Przeczytaj artykuł pt. Can you keep a secret? Meet the autistic MI5 intelligence officer

After the meeting, Liam took a breakzrobił przerwę from work and talked to some doctors. He found outdowiedział się that he had autistic burnoutwypalenie, which means he was very tired and stressed because of many years of pressure.

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Following the meeting, Liam decided to take a sabbaticalurlop naukowywziąć urlop naukowy from his professional duties and consulted with various experts. He discovered that he had undergone autistic burnoutwypalenie, a condition characterized by profound physical and mental exhaustionwyczerpanie, alongside an increase in stress levelswzrost poziomu stresu that had accumulated over an extended period.

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After the meeting, Liam took some time offwziął trochę wolnego from his job and spoke to several specialists. He learned he'd experienced autistic burnoutwypalenie, a state of physical and mental fatiguezmęczenie and heightened stresszwiększony stres which had built upnarosło over years.

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Some days he was relievedodczuwać ulgę to understand what had happened - other days he was anxiouszaniepokojony about whether he would have to find a new job.

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At times, he felt a sense of reliefpoczucie ulgi in comprehendingzrozumienie the situation he had faced; however, on other occasions, he experienced anxiety regardingdotyczący the possibility of needing to seek new employmentszukać nowego zatrudnienia.

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Some days he felt better knowing what happened, but other days he worriedmartwił się about having to look for a new jobszukać nowej pracy.

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"I had a hard timemieć trudności not working," he says. "I was very tired, and I had many thoughts in my head. I was worried about what people would think of me."

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"I found it quite challenging to be away frombyć z dala od work," he states. "I felt utterlycałkowicie exhausted, and my mind was flooded with numerous thoughtszalany licznymi myślami. I was concerned about how others would perceivepostrzegać me."

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“I struggledzmagał się being offbyć poza (pracą) work,” he says. “I was so tired, there were lots of thoughts running through my mindprzebiegające przez myśl. I was worried how I would be viewed.”

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Despite the anxietiesniepokoje, Liam was supported by colleagues when he returned to work. He was offered sessions with occupational health and well-being teamszespoły ds. zdrowia zawodowego i dobrostanu, and neurodiversityneuro-różnorodność coaches helped him learn how to work with his autism.

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Notwithstandingniezależnie od his apprehensionsobawy, Liam received considerableznaczny support from his colleagues upon his return to the workplace. He was provided with sessions from occupationalzawodowy health and well-being teams, while neurodiversityneurodywersyjność coaches assisted him in navigating his autismradzenie sobie z jego autyzmem effectively.

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He learned about the importance of doing one task at a timewykonywanie jednej czynności na raz, having routinesposiadanie rutyn, and having conversations about what to prioritiseustalać priorytety.

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He found outdowiedział się that it is important to do one thing at a timejedna rzecz na raz, have regular routinesrutyny, and talk about what is most important.

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He came to understand the significanceznaczenie of focusing on a single task at a timeskupianie się na jednym zadaniu naraz, establishing consistent routinesustalanie stałych rutyn, and engaging in discussions regarding prioritizationustalanie priorytetów.

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Over time things got easierstało się łatwiejsze. Liam joined a neurodiverseneurozróżnicowany staff networksieć pracownicza and was encouraged to share that he is autistic.

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After a whilepo pewnym czasie, things became simpler. Liam joined a groupdołączył do grupy for neurodiverseneurozróżnicowany staff and was encouraged to say that he is autistic.

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As time progressedpostępować, circumstances became more manageableznośny. Liam became a member of a neurodiverseneurozróżnicowany staff network and was motivated to discloseujawnić his autism diagnosis.

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progressed - postępować

As time progressed, circumstances became more manageable.

W miarę upływu czasu okoliczności stały się bardziej znośne.

manageable - znośny

As time progressed, circumstances became more manageable.

W miarę upływu czasu okoliczności stały się bardziej znośne.

neurodiverse - neurozróżnicowany

Liam became a member of a neurodiverse staff network.

Liam został członkiem neurozróżnicowanej sieci pracowniczej.

disclose - ujawnić

Liam was motivated to disclose his autism diagnosis.

Liam był zmotywowany do ujawnienia swojej diagnozy autyzmu.

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became more manageable - stały się bardziej znośne

As time progressed, circumstances became more manageable.

W miarę upływu czasu okoliczności stały się bardziej znośne.

member of a neurodiverse staff network - członek neurozróżnicowanej sieci pracowniczej

Liam became a member of a neurodiverse staff network.

Liam został członkiem neurozróżnicowanej sieci pracowniczej.

motivated to disclose his autism diagnosis - zmotywowany do ujawnienia swojej diagnozy autyzmu

Liam was motivated to disclose his autism diagnosis.

Liam był zmotywowany do ujawnienia swojej diagnozy autyzmu.

He articulateswyraża that he has come todojść do recognize the inherentwrodzony strengths in his task approach, likening intelligence work to the intricate process of piecing togetherskładać w całość a multifacetedwieloaspektowy jigsaw puzzle. In this contextw tym kontekście, individuals with neurodivergent traits can provide unique viewpointsunikalne punkty widzenia and assist in bridging gapswypełniać luki in knowledge.

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He says he now sees the good in how he does taskswidzi dobre strony w tym, jak wykonuje zadania and thinks of intelligence work like putting together a tricky jigsaw puzzleskładać skomplikowaną układankę. He believes that neurodivergentneuroatypowy people can give different views and help fill inuzupełniać missing information.

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He says he can now see the strength in the way he approaches tasks and describes intelligence workpraca wywiadowcza as like solving a complex jigsaw puzzle, where neurodivergentneuroatypowy people may be able to offer alternative perspectives, and help plug knowledge gapswypełniać luki w wiedzy.

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He asserts that his ability to hyperfocushiperfokus, meticulousskrupulatny attention to detailuwaga na szczegóły, and excellent memory have yieldedprzyniosły significant benefits in his professional domaindziedzina zawodowa.

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He says his hyperfocushiperfokus, attention to detaildbałość o szczegóły, and good memory have also proved fruitfulowocny in the field.

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He says that being really focusedskoncentrowany, paying close attention to detailszwracanie uwagi na szczegóły, and having a good memory have helped him a lot at work.

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Keeping secretsutrzymywanie tajemnic is a big part ofduża część working for MI5 and only Liam's close family know what he does for a living, but he says his burnoutwypalenie zawodowe was never linked to this aspect of the job.

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Maintaining confidentialitypoufność is a significant component of employment at MI5, and only Liam's immediate familynajbliższa rodzina is privywtajemniczony to his professional endeavorsprzedsięwzięcia; however, he assertstwierdzi that his experiences of burnoutdoświadczenia wypalenia were never associated with this facetaspekt of his work.

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confidentiality - poufność

Maintaining confidentiality is a significant component of employment at MI5.

Utrzymanie poufności jest istotnym elementem pracy w MI5.

privy - wtajemniczony

Only Liam's immediate family is privy to his professional endeavors.

Tylko najbliższa rodzina Liama jest wtajemniczona w jego zawodowe przedsięwzięcia.

endeavors - przedsięwzięcia

Only Liam's immediate family is privy to his professional endeavors.

Tylko najbliższa rodzina Liama jest wtajemniczona w jego zawodowe przedsięwzięcia.

asserts - twierdzi

He asserts that his experiences of burnout were never associated with this facet of his work.

Twierdzi, że jego doświadczenia wypalenia nigdy nie były związane z tym aspektem jego pracy.

facet - aspekt

His experiences of burnout were never associated with this facet of his work.

Jego doświadczenia wypalenia nigdy nie były związane z tym aspektem jego pracy.

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Maintaining confidentiality - Utrzymanie poufności

Maintaining confidentiality is a significant component of employment at MI5.

Utrzymanie poufności jest istotnym elementem pracy w MI5.

immediate family - najbliższa rodzina

Only Liam's immediate family is privy to his professional endeavors.

Tylko najbliższa rodzina Liama jest wtajemniczona w jego zawodowe przedsięwzięcia.

professional endeavors - zawodowe przedsięwzięcia

Only Liam's immediate family is privy to his professional endeavors.

Tylko najbliższa rodzina Liama jest wtajemniczona w jego zawodowe przedsięwzięcia.

experiences of burnout - doświadczenia wypalenia

He asserts that his experiences of burnout were never associated with this facet of his work.

Twierdzi, że jego doświadczenia wypalenia nigdy nie były związane z tym aspektem jego pracy.

Keeping secretsutrzymywanie tajemnic is very important when you work for MI5, and only Liam's close family knows what he does for a job, but he says that his tirednesszmęczenie was never connected to this part of the job.

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"I tend to retainzachować a significant amount of information," he states. "Maintaining confidentialitypoufność has never posed a challengestanowiło wyzwanie for me."

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“I keep a lot of information insidezachowywać wiele informacji dla siebie," he says. "Keeping secrets is never an issueproblem for me.”

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"I hold a lot of information insidetrzymać wiele informacji w środku," he says. "Keeping secretssekrety is not a problem for me."

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MI5 is a Disability ConfidentPewny niepełnosprawności employer, which means it has taken steps to provide equal opportunitiesrówne szanse to disabled people. It employs about 5,000 people, about 4% of whom are disabled, according to figures released in 2022. The think tankzespół ekspertów, the Institute for Government, says this is below averageponiżej średniej for civil servants which in 2022 was 14% and 15.5% for the UK working population.

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MI5 is recognized as a Disability Confident employerpracodawca pewny w zakresie niepełnosprawności, indicating its commitment to fosteringwspieranie equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. The organization has a workforce of approximately 5,000 employees, with around 4% identified as disabled, based on data published in 2022. According to the Institute for Government, a prominent think tankthink tank, this percentage falls short of the average representationreprezentacja of disabled individuals among civil servants, which stood at 14% in 2022, and 15.5% within the broader UK workforce.

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fostering - wspieranie

MI5 is recognized as a Disability Confident employer, indicating its commitment to fostering equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

MI5 jest uznawane za pracodawcę pewnego w zakresie niepełnosprawności, co wskazuje na jego zaangażowanie w wspieranie równych szans dla osób z niepełnosprawnościami.

representation - reprezentacja

According to the Institute for Government, a prominent think tank, this percentage falls short of the average representation of disabled individuals among civil servants.

Według Instytutu Rządowego, znanego think tanku, ten odsetek jest niższy od średniej reprezentacji osób niepełnosprawnych wśród urzędników państwowych.

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Disability Confident employer - pracodawca pewny w zakresie niepełnosprawności

MI5 is recognized as a Disability Confident employer, indicating its commitment to fostering equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities.

MI5 jest uznawane za pracodawcę pewnego w zakresie niepełnosprawności, co wskazuje na jego zaangażowanie w wspieranie równych szans dla osób z niepełnosprawnościami.

think tank - think tank

According to the Institute for Government, a prominent think tank, this percentage falls short of the average representation of disabled individuals among civil servants.

Według Instytutu Rządowego, znanego think tanku, ten odsetek jest niższy od średniej reprezentacji osób niepełnosprawnych wśród urzędników państwowych.

MI5 is a Disability Confidentpewny w kwestii niepełnosprawności employer, meaning it works to give equal chancesrówne szanse to disabled people. It has about 5,000 workers, and around 4% of them are disabled, based on 2022 data. The Institute for Government says this is lower than the average for civil servantsurzędnicy państwowi, which was 14% in 2022, and 15.5% for all workers in the UK.

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Traditionally, security agencies have encountered challenges in attracting disabled individuals and other demographicsgrupy demograficzne, including those from black and minority ethnic backgrounds. However, MI5 asserts that it has made significant effortsznaczące wysiłki to rectifynaprawić this situation. According to its most recent pay gap report, 25% of all new recruits in the 2022/23 period hailed frompochodzić z ethnic minority backgrounds, with nearly 48% being women.

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In the past, security services have had a hard time hiring disabled people and other groups like black and minoritymniejszość ethnic individuals. But MI5 says it has worked hardciężko pracować to change this. Its latest pay gap reportraport o różnicy w wynagrodzeniach shows that a quarter of new hires in 2022/23 were from ethnic minoritymniejszość backgroundspochodzenie, and almost 48% were women.

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Historically, security services have found recruitingrekrutowanie disabled people and other groups such as black and minority ethnicetniczny difficult, but MI5 says it has worked hardciężko pracować to change this. Its latest pay gap reportraport o różnicy w wynagrodzeniach shows a quarter of all new joiners in 2022/23 were from an ethnicetniczny minority background, and almost 48% were women.

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MI5 did not provide information on how many of its neurodiverseneurodywersyjny staff end upskończyć in senior positions, but Liam says being autistic has not held him backpowstrzymało go. His promotion to senior manager came after his burnoutwypalenie zawodowe experience and he says he knows others who have also succeeded in the organisationodnieśli sukces w organizacji.

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MI5 didn’t say how many neurodiverseneurozróżnicowany workers get senior jobs, but Liam says being autistic hasn’t stopped himpowstrzymało go. He became a senior managerstarszy menedżer after feeling burnt outwypalony, and he knows others in the company who have done well too.

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MI5 has not disclosedujawniło the number of neurodiverseneurodywersyjny employees who attain senior rolesosiągnąć wyższe stanowiska; however, Liam asserts that his autism has not impededutrudniło his progress. His elevationawans to senior manager followed a period of burnoutwypalenie, and he is aware of other individualsświadomy innych osób within the organization who have also achieved success.

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"Certain individuals exhibitprzejawiać traitscechy associated with ADHD, while others identify as autistic or possess heightened sensitivityzwiększona wrażliwość," he states. "The presence of neurodiversityneuro-różnorodność contributes significantlyznacząco przyczynia się to the strengths of MI5."

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“Some people are on the ADHD sidez ADHD, some autistic and some are highly sensitive," he says. “Being neurodiverseneurozróżnicowany brings strength to MI5.”

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"Some people have ADHD, some are autistic, and some are very sensitivewrażliwy," he says. "Being differentbycie innym helps MI5 be strong."

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Gordon Corera, the Security Correspondent for the BBC, emphasizespodkreśla that there is a significant focusznaczący nacisk on enhancingzwiększanie diversity within the personnel of the UK's security agencies.

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Gordon Corera, the BBC’s Security Correspondent, says there is a real emphasisnacisk on diversifyingróżnicowanie staff in the UK’s security agencies.

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Gordon Corera, who reportsrelacjonuje on security for the BBC, says that it is very important to have different kinds of peopleróżne rodzaje ludzi working in the UK’s security agenciesagencje.

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"This is to show the different people in the countryróżni ludzie w kraju, to find the best workers, and to stop 'groupthinkmyślenie grupowe' that happens when everyone has the same background or views."

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"This initiative aims not only to mirror the demographic compositionodzwierciedlać skład demograficzny of society but also to attract the most qualified individuals, while simultaneously mitigatingłagodzenie the phenomenonzjawisko of 'groupthink' that often arises from a homogenousjednorodny background or a singular perspective on global issuesjednolita perspektywa na kwestie globalne."

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“It’s partly to reflectodzwierciedlać the populationpopulacja, to be open to the best peoplebyć otwartym na najlepszych ludzi, and also to avoid the 'groupthinkmyślenie grupowe' which comes from only having one type of backgroundtło or one way of understanding the worldjeden sposób rozumienia świata.”

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He assertstwierdzi that among the three principalgłówny agencies – MI5, MI6, and GCHQ – the latter seems to have a more noticeable presence of staff with visible disabilitieswidoczne niepełnosprawności, and it frequently seeksczęsto poszukuje individuals who exhibit neurodiversityneurodywersja.

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He mentions that of the three main agencies – MI5, MI6, and GCHQ – GCHQ seems to have more staff with visible disabilitieswidoczne niepełnosprawności and often looks forszuka people who are neurodiverseneuroatypowy.

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He says of the three main agencies – MI5, MI6 and GCHQ – the latter appeared to have more visibly disabledwidocznie niepełnosprawny staff “and it’s often looking forszukać people with neurodiversityneurodywersyjność”.

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But adds: “MI5 always looked more diversezróżnicowany in terms ofpod względem ethnic background and has more women in senior positions.”

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However, he notes that MI5 has consistentlykonsekwentnie appeared to be more diverse regarding ethnic backgrounds and boastsszczyci się a greater representation of womenwiększa reprezentacja kobiet in leadership roles.

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But he says, "MI5 seems to have more different ethnicetniczny backgroundspochodzenie and more women in higher jobs."

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Kamran Mallick from Disability Rights UK says that the work culturekultura in the UK is changing for people who think differently.

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Kamran Mallick from Disability Rights UK says UK work culture is evolving with regard tow odniesieniu do neurodivergentneuroatypowy people.

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Kamran Mallick, representing Disability Rights UK, assertstwierdzi that the work culture in the UK is undergoingprzechodzić significant transformationznacząca transformacja concerning neurodivergentneuroatypowy individuals.

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"Groups like MI5 are very important for making places betterpoprawa miejsc for people with autismautyzm," he says.

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"Institutions such as MI5 are pivotalkluczowy in pioneeringpionierski the development of more inclusive and nurturingopiekuńczy environments for individuals with conditions such as autism," he articulates.

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“Organisations like MI5 play a crucial rolekluczowa rola in leading the wayprzewodzić to more inclusiveinkluzywny and supportivewspierający environments for people with conditions like autism,” he says.

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But the Office for National StatisticsUrząd Statystyczny says that in 2022/23, only 30 out of 100 autisticautystyczny people had jobs.

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But according to the Office for National Statistics, in 2022/23 only 30% of autisticautystyczny people were in work.

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However, data from the Office for National StatisticsUrząd Statystyki Krajowej indicateswskazuje that in the year 2022/23, merelyzaledwie 30% of individualsosoby with autism were employed.

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“Often a lack of awarenessbrak świadomości and understanding about neurodivergentneuroatypowy conditions among employers, leads to misconceptionsbłędne przekonania and insufficientniewystarczający support,” says Mr Mallick.

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neurodivergent - neuroatypowy

“Often a lack of awareness and understanding about neurodivergent conditions among employers, leads to misconceptions and insufficient support,” says Mr Mallick.