I will try cut it short;
My younger brother got his AS result back. They were bad...all U's bad. He doesn't seem to have motivation to study or at least the motivation he does have isn't getting him anywhere. He was diagnosed as absentminded (don't remember the correct name or all the details) by a psychologist. He doesn't excel at much else, his only interest seems to be firearms (technical specifications and how they are put together, no mechanical details though as those are actually quite complicated). He thought he can study geography or something of that sort but the chances are virtually nil given the grades.
Our family consists of our mother, himself and I (we have other relatives but we seldom get to see them for...reasons). Our mom is very supportive, more so to my younger brother than me as both of us know he needs it much more and is very concerned about his situation. She does not like the idea that he end up not attending uni and not getting an actual degree. We are also by no means financially disadvantaged, we live in Cyprus although we are Russian, we attend one of the best private school on our island, can afford luxury time to time etc. so a precarious household doesn't seem to be the issue either. We were essentially raised with equal opportunities. Our parents are separated but then again our father was never really around that much due to work.
As I am leaving to university this September (I am into one year older than my brother) I wanted to ask for some advise on what could my brother do next? Retake the year? If he fails at that, what then? Can he go into some professional course that doesn't require a levels? How can he be motivated (I know it's a hard question as one needs to understand his psychology deeper for that)? Any input on the matter would be greatly appreciated.