Ryder

My son loves science. He is high functioning autistic and loves to figure out how things work and experiment.

Placed 14th

in their group

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Why They Love Being a Student

He loves learning new things. Science and Math are his favorites. He lives doing experiments and projects

Favorite Subject & Why

Math, cause everything has an answer, he likes it to be one answer instead of open ended answer, mainly due to his autism

How $20,000 Would Support Their Goals

I would put it aside for his future college career.

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