Ipod touch is disabled and does not show in itunes

My sons ipod touch says ipod is disabled connect to itunes.  When I connect to itunes it says it has a password and can not access the ipod.  I am completely ok with restoring it but I seem to have no options.  I updated itunes to newest version, did the restart on the ipod nothing has helped so far. It is not brand new (almost 3 years old) but I can not afford to replace it.  Do I have any options?

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Place the iOS device in Recovery Mode and then connect to your computer and restore via iTunes. The iPod will be erased.
iOS: Wrong passcode results in red disabled screen                         
If recovery mode does not work try DFU mode.                        
How to put iPod touch / iPhone into DFU mode « Karthik's scribblings        
For how to restore:
iTunes: Restoring iOS software
To restore from backup see:
iOS: How to back up     
If you restore from iCloud backup the apps will be automatically downloaded. If you restore from iTunes backup the apps and music have to be in the iTunes library since synced media like apps and music are not included in the backup of the iOS device that iTunes makes.
You can redownload most iTunes purchases by:
Downloading past purchases from the App Store, iBookstore, and iTunes Store        

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