Newly Diagnosed Adult

My son is almost 17 years old.  I have suspected since he was young that something was different about him.  I have never had him tested.  He is an average student, with not alot of friends.  He is very un-coordinated.  He does like to join things, he is on the track team, Drama Club, Band, Chorus and he is a very good snow and water skier.  He has never had any behvahior issues, but he doesn't interact like the other kids do. Most of his socialization comes from the groups he is involved in.  He doesnt go out much other than that.  He is very good kid.  Over the years whenever I suggested to him that he may be different, he didn't respond well.  He has high self esteem, and i didn't want to hurt that, so I never pushed it.  He holds a part-time job as a dishwasher at a local resturaunt which he enjoys.

He is a Junior in high school and has every intention of going to college.  I worry what will happen in college, when he rooms with a stranger, when the kids he knows will are not around to look out for him, that new kids well not accept him, that he may fall behind in his school work, that someone may take advantage of him becuase he is too trusting.

Does anyone have a simialr situation?

My son is almost 17 years old.  I have suspected since he was young that something was different about him.  I have never had him tested.  He is an average student, with not alot of friends.  He is very un-coordinated.  He does like to join things, he is on the track team, Drama Club, Band, Chorus and he is a very good snow and water skier.  He has never had any behvahior issues, but he doesn't interact like the other kids do. Most of his socialization comes from the groups he is involved in.  He doesnt go out much other than that.  He is very good kid.  Over the years whenever I suggested to him that he may be different, he didn't respond well.  He has high self esteem, and i didn't want to hurt that, so I never pushed it.  He holds a part-time job as a dishwasher at a local resturaunt which he enjoys.

He is a Junior in high school and has every intention of going to college.  I worry what will happen in college, when he rooms with a stranger, when the kids he knows will are not around to look out for him, that new kids well not accept him, that he may fall behind in his school work, that someone may take advantage of him becuase he is too trusting.

Does anyone have a simialr situation?