His tender mind has been flooded. Just like a real flood, a mess is left in its wake. He is too tired to initiate and organize his thoughts.
Get him a copy of children's version of the Bible that fits his 9th grade reading level. By reading a book, his brain gets a chance to pause and think.
Get him interested in history and WWII, much material is in German. Or visit the country.
He is young and has the intelligence, but his world is too small in both time and space. He needs to realize there's a big world out there, full of Good and Evil and other fascinating stuff.
Intended or not, he is creating his own world where he is the master by covering his eyes with a screen and his ears with a headset. But how long can he do this before he has to face the real world?
