chopper

Thanks very much for the advice. Tom is comfortable ordering food in restaurants but not talking to other people, even his family.

Thanks for the reply but I'm not entirely sure what you mean.

My son is 16 and was diagnosed on the spectrum a couple of years ago. He is very intelligent but has a problem talking to people he doesn't know, particularly in stressful situations such as interviews. We are worried how this will affect him as he is getting to the age when he will need to go to interviews for university and jobs. We would love to hear from anyone who has experience of a similar situation,