My son has Aspergers and struggling to find a future

Hi …my son is 21 and wants to stay on at college but in September we will have to pay for his course ….we were late to the party and only have just applied for universal credit for him but they will only pay it until August…..unless he leaves college and he can still get it but must find a job…..I don’t think my son is able to find work …he has Aspergers and is the least confident person I know with strangers !!!!!!!!

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  • make sure you dont let him know you have little confidence of him finding work. always believe in him and make out to him that you know he can do it.

    belief and words are a strong thing. if you think he cant get a job, then he will think he cant get a job and find it hopeless, then the words will be a self fulfilling prophecy. you must always remain positive to him and make out you believe he can do anything he sets his mind to. belief fuels confidence in oneself and can lead to success.

    but yeah it was hard for me too, only got stuck into a job for real in my 30s lol but motivation and self belief and confidence can go a long way. and when he gets into work and sees how rubbish everyone else is then hes set for life. 

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  • make sure you dont let him know you have little confidence of him finding work. always believe in him and make out to him that you know he can do it.

    belief and words are a strong thing. if you think he cant get a job, then he will think he cant get a job and find it hopeless, then the words will be a self fulfilling prophecy. you must always remain positive to him and make out you believe he can do anything he sets his mind to. belief fuels confidence in oneself and can lead to success.

    but yeah it was hard for me too, only got stuck into a job for real in my 30s lol but motivation and self belief and confidence can go a long way. and when he gets into work and sees how rubbish everyone else is then hes set for life. 

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