I would focus on helping him build community, the more community he has around him the better he'll cope, integrate and thrive.
So say your getting him in on ruby or python or mobile dev, start taking him along to as many meetups as you can find.
A bar camp or RailsCamp would be great to.
The hackerspace movement is very open and accepting and beginner friendly IMHO, I'd get him in on that too.
If he can build up a community in tech around him then the code part has a good foundation to thrive in. Think of his needs in terms of 'structures for success'.
This was excellent, thanks. I wish he was not required to be in Indiana. I'll be moving to Chicago soon and that is a much more conducive environment to growing this kind of community (compared to northwest Indiana).
So say your getting him in on ruby or python or mobile dev, start taking him along to as many meetups as you can find. A bar camp or RailsCamp would be great to.
The hackerspace movement is very open and accepting and beginner friendly IMHO, I'd get him in on that too.
If he can build up a community in tech around him then the code part has a good foundation to thrive in. Think of his needs in terms of 'structures for success'.