This may, in some cases, be medical.
He has a job this summer in a law firm--really my friend is doing a favor, but he's excited about beginning.
Excellent! You may wish to coach him to
- keep a private log or journal of his daily duties (as one would typically need to do for an internship),
- write a weekly essay on something which he has learned,
- research action verbs (such as this list from
about.com),
- polish his descriptions (to a form one would typically use to present themselves on their resume or curriculum vitae (CV)),
- proactively purchase a journal or notebook, ring binder, project box, file, or some other means of organizing/containing/keeping his work.
He is definitely going to need an administrative assistant. And a highly organized wife.
Some may say that a focus on remediation is, at age 12, a more solid plan than establishing requirements for future supports and accommodations for his career and marriage.
