Autistic in a startup?
Lucas starts high school next year, and his middle school (what some would call "junior high") is trying very hard to convince me and him that autistic people can't succeed in startups. The lengths they are going to to push him away from the local entrepreneurship high school just...stagger me.
I'm fighting them. He's a bright kid, and his social difficulties are nearly invisible when attending or teaching at a tech con, or in other environments less adversarial than his current school situation. However, I'm worried about his morale because so many adults in his life seem to truly believe that I'm delusional and autistic people shouldn't reach for this sort of life. It makes me sad.
I have been around startups a long time, and met many cool autistic adults. If you are one or know one, please drop a comment that I can show my son about something cool you or they have done.
Or, check out his beekeeping blog at https://bloomingtonbees.com -- it's not currently accepting comments, but he's been known to check his traffic. ;) Lucas is currently working on a beekeeping start-up, with an eye to other agricultural projects in the future.