I'm also an aspie. I'm not sure how mature he is, but here are my guesses. He may need to grow into some of these: Golden books (in electronic format on a tab

I'm also an aspie. I'm not sure how mature he is, but here are my guesses. He may need to grow into some of these: Golden books (in electronic format on a tablet) Lego Mindstorms - get plenty of spare parts Get him on a First Lego League team RC Car (that he can assemble and modify) - get plenty of spare parts Estes Model Rockets Slot Cars are still around - get plenty of spare parts Computer Programming with Scratch or MIT App Inventor Talk to ChatGPT Arduino-based or Raspberry-Pi-Based robot - get plenty of spare parts I recently enjoyed taking apart and modifying pens from Dollar Tree. I took a bunch that I liked the look of in various colors, but that all had black inks. I changed out the inks for inks from inks in vibrant colors that I did not like the look of. Cutting fretwork on a scroll saw - scroll saw and drill press required. If he's too young for any of this, try showing him how to do it. Be patient and show him 3 or 4 times before giving up on one hobby / special interest.