Gervase: A note of encouragement, I became a boat builder because my teachers did not notice there was a problem, and later in life, went back to school and recieved a law degree from the third best law school in the States. It is easier to go back to school here, than in England, so after a bit of success in business, your son may decide he wants to give school another try, his learning disability sounds much like mine, and with some understanding of how to learn in a school environment (something I figured out on my own, - but now there are programs to do the same) he can do what ever he finds interesting. Feel free to email me if you want any details on what is out their, over here... all the best, Larry