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[quote=Anonymous]My son (age 23) sounds a lot like your son.  I helped him with all of his internship applications.  He is now a college graduate who is working in a job.

Along the way, I helped my son with all of his applications.  He did not have the executive functioning to manage the application process.  (Meanwhile, my daughter had a spreadsheet where she was keeping track of all of her applications.)

I am glad that I helped him, as he was able to do a good job at his internship, and is currently working in a full-time job after college.  (It took him 4.5 years to graduate from college, in a relatively "easy" major.)

Confidence can come from being able to do a job successfully.  If your son can find an area of strength, can he try to get a job that would put his strengths to use?

Can he live at home after college, and you can just require him to work full-time at a job that plays to his strengths?  That will help with his confidence.

I would ignore a few of the posters above who are talking about just letting him fail.  That would not work here.  You can continue to provide the support that he needs to find employment.

Good luck and hugs to you and your son!

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