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[quote=Anonymous]It depends on his neuropsych and medical profile, OP. What does his neuropsych report detail, and what are the suggestions of his psychologist?

My son, who will attend college next month, cannot have an accurate full-scale IQ score calculated, because parts of his profile are extremely low, and other parts are extremely high, so the ensuing low-average score is meaningless. He has LDs, very low processing speed, but thanks to high verbal abilities, a ton of tutoring and school services and accommodations, he was able to do hoist himself to a high GPA and be admitted to university. An academic, highly structured, analytical sort of desk job is what he'd be good at - his motor and spatial issues preclude any type of manual job. He can't drive safely, for example, and he can barely follow Ikea instructions to put together simple furniture.

So what is your child good at? You need to explore his strengths, get him evaluated by experts, and find a trade school or (community) college that fits whatever it is. The goal for all our kids is financial independence. I'm not daring to hope for a social life or wife and kids. I just want my son to be functional enough to be independent when I'm gone.

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