Hello adults with high-IQ who require 1:1 staffing, your families, and other members of your Person-Centered Planning Teams:
Before you get too excited by David's and my story, I have the following warning:
At the time that I made the tremendous investment in David's dream to pursue a PhD in experimental physics, I was, like everyone else on this planet, unaware of the impending COVID-19 pandemic, and its disastrous economic consequences. If I had been helping David through college during times as hard on autism families as we are now enduring, his "Plan C" dream of a practical associates degree from a community college in something related to software development with physics classes for fun, would have been a great accomplishment. If your family is not wealthy enough to follow in my footsteps, and you need to make a similar modification to your dream, then I strongly recommend that you avoid risking terrible debt.
Remember, David DID NOT INCUR debts. If your grade point average isn't high enough to assure scholarships and fellowships, I DO NOT RECOMMEND pursuing graduate school until after America bounces back from the economic effects of the pandemic.
With this said, science research cannot afford to continue missing out on the potential locked within the minds of high-IQ students with autism who require 1:1 staffing.
This is why I'm communicating with agencies to try to gather the funds for a foundation that will assist families like ours.
If you're interested in joining me in this important, globally-significant discussion, please leave a comment below, or email me at:
ddfp.planning @ gmail (dot) com