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[quote=Anonymous]Yes, he seems to do well with project, and even though he has social anxiety, teams.  And ironically, presentations.  Give him a problem set and he does fine - put him in a pressure cooker with a longer problem set and he second guesses himself and forgets.

For the trade school - I do think there needs to be interest and skill.  My father is in a trade and he likes taking things apart and figuring out how things work.  He will sometimes work on things with my DS, but my DS has a tendency to solve a flat tire with wanting to buy a new bike.  He has zero interest.  But then he took the time to write and open source a rock paper scissor game.  He doesn’t want to do any programming but I was thinking cybersecurity might be an interest.  Right now nothing is an interest. And the minute we talk about interest being a future, he gets nervous so he is going to have to find something without anyone pushing him in a direction.

I agree no need for an internship this year.  We are just doing practice resumes and I set him up with an informational interview with someone who I knew would be kind.  This is just to prep him for later rather than throw him into something new.  Giving him practice with no stakes is helpful for future years.  He actually got a real interview and I think it might be a fit, but there is no pressure. I told him to treat it like practice and then we can talk about what he want to do this summer (like work at the ice cream shop). This summer is just about structure, so he gets out of the house on a regular basis.

I am going to circle back with the therapist again about linking him with the psychiatrist in the practice, and talk to him about just exploring it.  [/quote]

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