Wait, wasn't Bill Gates AKA the richest man alive a programmer / businessman?
(I just thought this was really interesting, since i'm also planning on taking the same career. Maybe we could work together!)
Back to the topic on hand.
This is one of the most unusual situations I've ever heard of. At first i though it would be a good idea to try looking from your dad's perspective.
But then i read about the scholarship.
There's gotta be more to this than just him thinking so little of you. There could be getting extremely stressed out from something else (Mom's met some real jerks), or there might even be the possibility of a mental condition. This isn't how ANYONE should act under normal circumstances. In fact, some of these 'symptoms' sound familiar- it was off a TV show. This woman was constantly stressed out, had some sort of heart condition, had insomnia, and i can't remember what else- she did some research herself and found that her adrenal glands were malfunctioning and giving her a constant dosage of adrenaline. My point is, i believe there's something more here going on than just him thinking bronies are insane and that you're an idiot. (If anything, what you've been doing is INCREDIBLE.)
So my advice for now, is to start searching for what else could be causing all this. I'm personally looking at some medical websites to see if i can find anything related. I'll tell you if i find anything noteworthy.
Edit: The Adrenal Cortex activates reactions to stress. maybe there's something wrong with it?