How do I encourage my 30 year old son to acknowledge he has

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My 30 year old son will not acknowledge he has Aspergers. He knows he is different but will not seek a diagnosis.
He is wanting to join the Australian Defence Force but did not do well at school.
Is there anyone who can offer work for my son. He likes landscape gardening work.
Lives south of the river in Perth WA
He does volunteer work at a plant nursery.
Last year he was diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma cancer and is now on remission.
I have always worried for his future and I will not be here for ever to assist him
Would appreciate some help and guidance.

Not every Aspie needs a formal diagnosis. If one is capable of coping with their life without it, it's okay to go undiagnosed. Aspies have always been there but diagnosis is something new.

He is 30. He is no longer your responsibility. Just let him try and seek his own ways of life

Thanks very much for your words of wisdom.
Much appreciated. Kind regards Julie

Not unusual at all. Most people don't want to acknowledge their weaknesses.

But, even low IQ types may be able to do exceptional work given the right circumstances.
A low stress cleaning job, for instance. Terrible match for high IQ types, as they get bored and sloppy.
But, just doing a spotless job every day may be quite fulfilling for the right person!

I believe joining the military is not that bad of an idea. I was in the military for 6 years in the National Guards and it had some advantages. I am told by some on this board, that getting an official diagnosis for high functioning autism or Asperger's prevents you from joining the military nowadays. So maybe an official diagnosis will wreck your son's goal. It might potentially destroy his chances.

One of the movies I watched this year was "The 15:17 to Paris". It was a good movie and it was autobiographical. It is a story about a boy who dreamed about becoming a soldier from early childhood. He had some developmental issues when he was growing up. When it came time to join, he was overweight. So he put himself in gear and made it his mission in life to lose the weight and get fit in order to achieve his goal. He was successful, and the movie is a real life story of the end result that he achieved. Anyways I would recommend the movie to you.

If this is your son's dream about joining the Australian Defence Force, what specifically is restricting him from reaching that goal. You mentioned that he did not do well at school. I know in the States, graduating from high school is a must for entering the military. But one can take an exam called a GED and earn a high school equivalency diploma. So are any roadblock set in stone or is there some wriggle room. Also is your son focused sufficiently to resolve any roadblocks. Does he have the drive to meet his goals!

https://hbr.org/2017/12/why-the-austral ... m-spectrum
The Australian Defence Organization (ADO), which consists of the Australian Defence Force and the civilian Australian Department of Defence personnel supporting the ADF, has the same escalating challenge. To help address it, ADO has, with the help of some innovative business firms, leapt to the forefront with a new approach to sourcing cybersecurity talent: “Dandelion programs.” They tap non-traditional talent sources — especially people on the autism spectrum who, because of the social difficulties that accompany their disorder, can have trouble getting hired and remain unemployed.