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Seeking experiences with the Occupational Health referral process

MolyMCW

I’m looking for some advice/experiences regarding Occupational Health (OH) referrals.

My partner has dyslexia and ADHD and was recently diagnosed with ASD. He has been experiencing significant difficulties at work and is currently off sick due to anxiety related to his work environment.

He requested an OH referral through work about a month ago, after discussing it with a specialist at his GP practice. He is hoping that an OH assessment could help identify appropriate workplace adjustments and support.

We also found in the sickness policy that his manager should normally have initiated an OH referral after around four weeks of sickness absence.

What I have found online mostly concerns employees being referred to OH. I haven’t found much about situations where the employer is reluctant or difficult about making the referral in the first place.

Has anyone experienced something similar?

I’d really appreciate hearing about your experiences. Thank you.

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  • From my own experience, you hav eto remember that person with ASD has a right to ask for reasonable adjustments, before the meeting, and before anything else happens, its all legal and each step has legal consequences, even if it sounds casual, And I would serch exactly what dose he want from work, what he want to acheve by the OH!   I always say this 

    I have diagnosed ADHD and dyslexia and ASD . These can affect working memory, sequencing, processing multi-part information, verbal recall under pressure and the accuracy of written expression. They do not affect the depth of my understanding or commitment to the work, but I may need additional time to organise and communicate my thoughts clearly.

    When assessing my application, I would appreciate the following:

    • Please focus on the meaning and substance of my answers rather than minor spelling, grammar, repetition or differences in expression.

    • Please provide requests, deadlines, decisions and next steps in clear written form, with separate actions where possible.

    • If clarification is required, email is preferable to an unexpected telephone call, and a reasonable period to process and respond would help.

    • Please allow the use of assistive technology to organise and proofread my written communication.

    If my application progresses to a panel, I am likely to benefit from receiving the main questions or themes in advance where possible, being asked one question at a time, additional processing time, permission to pause or request rephrasing, and a short opportunity to provide written clarification afterwards.

    • These adjustments would help me communicate my ideas accurately and participate on an equitable basis.  This way he dont have to answer immidiately, and get everything in writing, I personally would insist on using AI for the transcript, don't assume they will hive you accurate hand written notes,or even record it on your phone, Just take any precaution possible,  The workplace dont even have to listen to what OH will recomend, the key is to have everything in writing, after the metting type out the notes, and email back with all important points, And ask all detail questions, You can ask your chatgpt to help you with that.  All the detail will only be important if you enter a legal battle territory, 
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  • From my own experience, you hav eto remember that person with ASD has a right to ask for reasonable adjustments, before the meeting, and before anything else happens, its all legal and each step has legal consequences, even if it sounds casual, And I would serch exactly what dose he want from work, what he want to acheve by the OH!   I always say this 

    I have diagnosed ADHD and dyslexia and ASD . These can affect working memory, sequencing, processing multi-part information, verbal recall under pressure and the accuracy of written expression. They do not affect the depth of my understanding or commitment to the work, but I may need additional time to organise and communicate my thoughts clearly.

    When assessing my application, I would appreciate the following:

    • Please focus on the meaning and substance of my answers rather than minor spelling, grammar, repetition or differences in expression.

    • Please provide requests, deadlines, decisions and next steps in clear written form, with separate actions where possible.

    • If clarification is required, email is preferable to an unexpected telephone call, and a reasonable period to process and respond would help.

    • Please allow the use of assistive technology to organise and proofread my written communication.

    If my application progresses to a panel, I am likely to benefit from receiving the main questions or themes in advance where possible, being asked one question at a time, additional processing time, permission to pause or request rephrasing, and a short opportunity to provide written clarification afterwards.

    • These adjustments would help me communicate my ideas accurately and participate on an equitable basis.  This way he dont have to answer immidiately, and get everything in writing, I personally would insist on using AI for the transcript, don't assume they will hive you accurate hand written notes,or even record it on your phone, Just take any precaution possible,  The workplace dont even have to listen to what OH will recomend, the key is to have everything in writing, after the metting type out the notes, and email back with all important points, And ask all detail questions, You can ask your chatgpt to help you with that.  All the detail will only be important if you enter a legal battle territory, 
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