Autism is a very complicated condition. It cannot be cured; it can be alleviated. Einstein and Wittgenstein were autistic; it is lucky that nobody tried to change them. What we at Tutors from England believe is that autistic people have unique abilities that non-autistic people do not have. Our ambition is not to change them, but to concentrate on their unique abilities and help them to use them more effectively. 

Einstein did not speak until he was four, Wittgenstein until he was five. It must have been a great worry to their parents. They need not have worried. 

One of the common traits in autistic people is that they are obsessive; Einstein was obsessive about mathematics at school – he was not interested in other subjects. 

Autistic people are not better or worse characters than other people; there are good and bad autistic people. Hitler was autistic and at the same school as Wittgenstein, at the same time, but not in the same class. 

Geeks are socially awkward people with obsessive interests, a perfect description of autism. It is really just a question of finding out what are the strengths and weaknesses of the geek (or “autistic” person) and he is set up for life doing what he is good at. 

Learning to avoid hurting other peoples' feelings is an important skill for an autistic person and one that interests them a lot. Only spending a lot of time with a compassionate tutor can help an autistic person to learn this. 

Tutors from England stress the positives of being autistic and teach their autistic pupils how to cope in situations where they feel ill at ease. It is sometimes difficult for autistic people to discover where their strengths lie and Tutors from England help them find these strengths. We can successfully tutor autistic children.