That's wonderful that he enjoyed it, and a nice bonus that it also shows up in a number the school sees. Good luck for sensible accommodations. Now, 10 is not too young for algebra; if he wants to do it and has the prerequisites, why not? If it would be more convenient or more palatable to the school, he could do something else, though, e.g. maybe the AOPS Counting and Probability?

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