I have no knowledge of UC schools programs.
But, I did want to respond to your last thought. I have always felt that my job as a parent of bright, neurodiverse kids was to help prepare them to have a satisfying, productive adult life. That did not mean going to the most prestigious schools to which they were admitted. In ShawSon’s case, I encouraged going to a top NESCAC school rather than Ivies and discouraged any school that glorified massive amounts of work (e.g., MIT).
Beyond thinking about their strengths (per my post above), I also worked with them to think about what kinds of careers they would like and we talked about kinds of jobs and incomes they could expect. Having a satisfying, productive adult life is not about maximizing income, but having a high enough income to be able to afford housing, comfortably raise kids makes life a lot easier. That came later for ShawSon but for ShawD, she switched to nursing after her first semester. She was admitted to a BSN/MSN program and I told her that she would be tired after the BSN but should go straight through as I though she would like being a nurse but would love being an NP. We did have talks while she was in school about choices that would affect her income.