Prevent double submission of forms in jQuery

I have a form that takes a little while for the server to process. I need to ensure that the user waits and does not attempt to resubmit the form by clicking the button again. I tried using the following jQuery code: <script type="text/javascript"> $(document).ready(function() { $("form#my_form").submit(function() { $('input').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); $('a').attr('disabled', 'disabled'); retu