I've been thinking how to best answer this. Generally we used a splatter approach, trying many different things.
Teaching or encouraging learning of touchtyping is one of my central beliefs.
Setting up your home so that all the 'human desires' are satisfied, but all the 'commerically induced desires' are only indulged on birthday and the major holiday give you the chance to have some goals for the child to work toward during the year.
Finding true peers.
Encouraging the strengths.
Paying attention to the 'work ethic' behaviors and ignoring the tantrums that were needed to get there. That 'supported push' is going to be a noisy process.
Short jaunts can produce amazing results a year later, these kids have very long memories.
Finially, in our case, getting him one year closer to age appropriate work in school was totally helpful.
I'll post more specifics as I can remember them.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
