Alex Anderson
Stories from across the globe
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Its where I felt my skills could most benefit the Royal Airforce.
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The RAF were the first to change it’s stance to a case by case basis so if you could prove that you were capable, they’d give you a chance.
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With diversity in the RAF, it’s having different individuals looking at the same problem.
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Having been awarded something from royalty just blows me away. It’s just so crazy.
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There need to be more individuals who are able to champion and be ambassadors for neurodiversity.
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It’s a family away from family. That’s a magical thing.
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People with Aspergers like organisation, they like structure.
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Even though 60, 100 years go by, some things stay the same.
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A lot of people are scared to get a diagnosis for their kid because they see it as a label and a barrier.
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There are a lot of different environments that suit different people.
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I’m very good at seeing patterns.
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Whenever you’re deployed to any operational field, logistics is always the first one there.
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The speech was written by His Majesty the King and read by Idris Elba.
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The force is missing a trick by letting good people go when they're keen to join.
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It's available to every person coming in, because even without Aspergers it is such a shock to the system.
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It’s things that play to the strengths of individuals like me. There's no reason I can’t perform effectively within that operational environment.