Potential careers for a 'lovely person'

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DS15 is SEN (mainly asd and adhd) but for the purposes of this thread I'm going to assume he will become an independent adult even if it takes him a few years longer than most.

Just had interim written feedback from most of his teachers and a session with his form teacher and primary TA.

Common theme 'he's absolutely lovely, we wish they were all like him'. That is lovely to hear, but he's not doing overly well academically. He's bright enough in the moment but seems to retain nothing.

We've had no luck with adhd drugs, they all make him emotional and since he has never had behavioural issues the school seem to prefer him unmedicated so we don't get much support.

Anyway, I was wondering what careers could capitalise on this 'lovely person' trait? Companion? Personal trainer? Con artist 😆

Any ideas?

What does you son like to do? Does he like animals? Gardening? Being indoors/outdoors? Something sedate or physical? Do they still have work experience nowadays? Could he volunteer somewhere?

migth be more a job than a career? Or series of jobs.

Is he a 'helping' personality, likes to be useful & practical?
Would he enjoy more indoor or more outdoor work.

Hi OP,
I suppose the obvious might be Carer or support role. Does he like animals? Entertainig?
What are his interests?

Front of house work in retail/hospitality? Having a friendly manner counts for a lot in many jobs.

No one can predict but with AI potentially taking away a lot of traditionally academic roles your son's persona is potentially going to become more valued IRL.

So take it step by step, encourage him to take chances, front desk customer service on supermarket returns desk, continue to study. Creative therapy, is he good at making stuff?

2/3rds of future jobs haven't been invented yet

Thank you for your replies. It's good to hear sone enthusiasm really.

His aspirations are still rather childish eg astronaut, champion athlete, pilot. He does enjoy making ticktock videos and is very creative with those so would be enthusiastic about something connected to that.

He's very active but not outdoorsy, seems to thrive in a team environment, loves cheering others on, etc. No interest in children but I could imagine him being very popular in some sort of kids entertainment setting - like the ones who run the parties at soft play. That might be an idea for a holiday job.

I think he'd probably be happy doing anything physical where there's banter amongst colleagues.