I had to disclose to my boss last week. He said this morning that HR is probably going to want a letter from my doctor.

One of my big problems is getting to work on time (I need about an hour flexibility) and my boss wants the letter to specifically address this. For me it's a combination of distractability (staying on track to getting out the door in the morning and to getting to sleep at a reasonable hour the night before) and executive function (difficulty with concept of passing time).

I do have a p-doc, but she's not all that great, and I think I'll need to tell her what to say.

Any suggestions or resources?

I'd suggest you draft your OWN letter and take it in for one of your doctors to do up.

Or, make it in "point form" with the "buzzwords" you want them to use: such as "executive function", etc.

Describe the deficit/issue and then use "behaviour" descriptions (outcomes). (As you did clearly in your post!)

I think that at the end of the letter, it is important to have a summary of your strengths that you bring to your JOB too (so it doesn't just look like a letter that is whining about your 'deficits').

This company needs to SEE how you benefit them, etc. (e.g. so they don't move toward thinking of "why do we keep this person on?")

If you are poor at "tooting your own horn", i'd suggest you have people who know you very well (and who can write up things well behaviourally *about you*) -- to HELP you with writing this "positive" summary portion.

Others are often more objective about us than we can ever be. Our wished self-concept and "self image" often get in the way of seeing ourselves as we REALLY are.

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I also recommend the book: First Impressions

http://www.firstimpressionsconsulting.com/pages/book.html


It's got some really great charts in it to examine and challenge how we THINK we are seen, and how others REALLY see us. LOL



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http://www.firstimpressionsconsulting.com/pages/charts/table.57.html

e.g. "I'm independent and proud". (Others see a narcissistic jerk)
e.g. "I'm very shy, quiet and listen well". (Others see one who is aloof and cold or snobby and 'uppity' for being quiet and detached.)

Our intentions aren't often the same as HOW WE ARE SEEN or EXPERIENCED by others. (That is partly based on THEIR emotional baggage and "lens" coloring in seeing the world.)

A lot of incongruity can be going on...

Great book!

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NB the rest of the charts are here: http://www.firstimpressionsconsulting.com/pages/tables.html