I have a high functioning autistic child who is almost four years old and happens to be reading. I put a chess board in front of him a few weeks ago and he started to move the pieces around in a somewhat organized fashion and understood we took turns to move.
I’m not ready to hire Nakamura yet (yes, it’s a joke but I did ask him), but I was wondering if anyone had any recommendations on a fun book he could read and learn the basics.
I have a book called “Chess for Children”, by Murray Chandler and Helen Milligan. It is a thin book in a large format, with lots of illustrations and cartoons featuring a boy and a dragon. The text seems too advanced for a young child, but it might work if you were to read the book together.