Hello, my 17 year old son has recently been diagnosed. He has offers for places at universities and although academically he is very capable, the rest of Uni life will be a great challenge.
At the moment he is saying there is no point attending open days for new students as he thinks he won't be able to go to uni at all. The university he is most likely to attend isn't too far from home and is fully catered so is a good choice. But he finds the whole prospect overwhelming and is just not thinking about it.
We have contacted the uni about his ASD and they will offer support when he goes.
How can we convince him that he is capable. Even though he is expected to get A*s in his A levels, he thinks he is a failure and his life is going no-where. He has suffered with depression and we don't want the stress to affect his mental health.
Has any one any experience of this situation, we just want him to be able to fulfill his potential, how can we help him.
Thanks in advance.