It's also pretty sad that he had to teach himself how to read.

I hope he gets help soon. In the meantime let him know that books are also good for reading. Well, not necessarily the ones in the photo; I suppose he can eat those and it won't affect anything but his digestion.

After getting an old crt for gaming, I pulled out some of my old dvds and am just amazed at how good they look, better than the HD versions in many cases.