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Can you keep a secret? Meet the autistic MI5 intelligence officer (www.bbc.com)

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Intel worker suffering from burnout discovers he is neurodivergent. Interesting read.

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[–] f1ip@lemmy.autism.place 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Yeah, during the process of diagnosing my youngest, I chatted up one of the doctors, and she was telling me about how certain professions are packed with neurodivergent people, who are more qualified than the typicals.

[–] kapx132@lemmy.autism.place 2 points 1 month ago

I guess being hyper interested in something can lead to gaining a lot of knowledge.