Executive with RQTH and ADD without hyperactivity, age 51
An experienced executive with ADD without hyperactivity obtains his RQTH (the official French recognition of disabled worker status) late, at 51. He files an RQTH application with the company's disability office and requests specific adjustments. Without any support, he would have to justify each adaptation in a meeting (a closed office, headphones, blocked focus time in the calendar). A QR code attached to the RQTH file lets the disability officer approve it in a single read, without the executive having to repeat his case three times.
This case applies to senior executives with ADD without hyperactivity (a late diagnosis is common), a recent RQTH, in large companies with a dedicated disability office.
The moment
Head office of a large corporation, disability office. Marc, 51, sales director of a business unit, has an appointment with Sophie, the disability officer, at 2 pm. He's come to file his RQTH (French official recognition of disabled worker status), obtained the month before, and discuss adjustments.
Sophie opens the file. She sees the RQTH certificate, Marc's request letter, and an attached "myHandiQR profile" with a printed QR code. She scans it. She reads: ADD without hyperactivity diagnosed at 50, on extended-release methylphenidate 27 mg. Adjustments requested: a closed office (impossible to manage in an open-plan space for a sales director role with long cycles), noise-canceling headphones provided by the company, deep-focus blocks locked in the shared calendar (Tuesday and Thursday 8 am to noon), no Teams pings outside the identified collaborative slots.
Sophie notes down the requests. She checks what's already in place for other RQTH executives at the company: closed office, yes, headphones, yes, calendar blocks, yes, an executive with ADD is rarer but covered by policy. She approves in 20 minutes what would otherwise have taken 3 meetings and 2 months. Marc gets everything, without having to defend each point one by one.
- You write it
- The QR is in place
- The reader scans
- Understood, without explaining again
Where to place the QR code for this case
An A5 profile attached to the RQTH (French official recognition of disabled worker status) file submitted to the disability office. Also include it in the file shared with the occupational physician (the contact for medical validation of the adjustments). Also add it to the email signature for exchanges with colleagues who will be affected (assistant, team lead, HR director).
For a senior executive, the profile should stay visible to the HR decision-makers (disability officer, HR director, occupational physician), not exposed within the department. Avoid group sharing, an executive's RQTH is confidential by default.
For role changes (promotion, transfer, restructuring), the QR code lets the new management chain understand the arrangements in place without having to restart the RQTH process with a new disability office.
Worth considering: the profile can specify the tests carried out (WAIS, TOVA) and detailed results, to avoid the arrangement being questioned again at each RQTH renewal every 5 years.
Pre-written text templates
The three templates below are written by the executive concerned. The vocabulary combines a precise diagnosis (ADD, distinct from ADHD), practical adjustments, and professional justifications.
For the "About me" section
"Marc, 51, sales director for the Key Accounts business unit. ADD without hyperactivity diagnosed at 50 after WAIS and TOVA testing. RQTH (French official recognition of disabled worker status) obtained in September 2024. On extended-release methylphenidate 27 mg. 18 years at the company, sales results above target for 12 of those 18 years."
For the "How to help" section
"You can: give me a closed office (the role involves 3 hours of client calls a day, which don't work in an open-plan space), provide me with noise-canceling headphones, block 2 half-days of deep focus per week in my shared calendar, respect the identified collaborative slots (2 pm to 5 pm on other days), send non-urgent matters by email rather than instant Teams messages."
For the "What to avoid" section
"To avoid: suggesting an open-plan space "to feel more part of the team" (not possible), questioning the arrangements I've already been granted every year (uncertainty makes the ADD worse), reaching me through 4 channels at once for the same thing (email, Teams, text, call), judging me on how fast I respond to instant messages (I check them in batches)."
Conditions relevant to this case
This case starts from ADD without hyperactivity in a senior executive. It also applies to combined-type ADHD in executives, high-functioning adult autism (Asperger's) with an RQTH (French official recognition of disabled worker status), and adults with ASD combined with ADD (a common dual diagnosis).
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