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🙌 NEURODIVERSITY CELEBRATION WEEK![]()
Cambridgeshire Police Federation secretary Sergeant Kevin Misik says his own career shows how far policing has come in supporting neurodivergent officers and staff.![]()
Kevin, who has more than 26 years’ service with the Force, is dyslexic and has shared his experience for Neurodiversity Celebration Week (16 to 20 March).![]()
He said that when he joined policing in 1999, it felt like the organisation had little understanding of neurodiversity.![]()
“I didn’t fit into a box,” he said. “There were things I was good at and things I wasn’t very good at.![]()
“But back then the organisation didn’t really know what to do with someone who was different.”![]()
During his probation, tasks that involved a lot of writing were particularly difficult. Indeed, handwritten statements and files were a major part of the job at the time.![]()
“I wrote a statement three times after an arrest and it kept going wrong,” he recalled. “I still remember the tears staining the paper because I just couldn’t get it right.”![]()
His tutor officer delivered a blunt verdict... 👉 bit.ly/4sU3yVn
