My 15M son is likely ADHD-inattentive and we’re looking to get that confirmed shortly and proceed with treatment (meds, therapy). My question is around possible career paths and wanted to get the thoughts of some of you who’ve been down this path. Maybe I’m a neurotic mom for even asking, but my son has ZERO idea what he wants to do in life, and I think his ADHD is clouding his judgment – he basically says he wants to be one step above homeless, minimum wage job, live in a small apt, doesn’t need a lot of money. His lack of motivation & planning is probably related to his ADHD but he’s super capable – he has a high IQ, he’s especially gifted in math/numbers, he is mostly an A student in all Honors classes now. If he had to pick a college major he says he’d choose Math. I am an executive in a business related role and I can’t picture him working in business/corporate environment bc he completely lacks time mgmt skills, he’s a major procrastinator, he’s got a lot of friends but isn’t outgoing, has low self esteem and he also says he has no interest in business or…anything. We live in a very high cost of living area, his dreams of being poor/having an ‘easy’ life are not realistic.

But I don’t how how to steer him. I don’t know anything about engineering or computer science or other paths that maybe are more structured and someone who has inattentive ADHD and is more STEM focused could thrive in. Most career paths require the person to proactively develop their skills, seek to get promoted, job hop and climb the ladder – I just can’t picture that bc my kid is the least motivated person I’ve met.

My brother was similar and believe it or not my parents steered him to being a doctor and he’s doing quite well, his calendar is set each day and he goes from patient to patient applying his knowledge and solving peoples’ medical problems. If my son was willing to do the extra schooling I’d steer him that way.

Any advice on career paths he can look into?