Tutors for autistic students in London
One-to-one academic tutoring where nothing about the lesson is a surprise. From tutors trained by a psychotherapist, in your home across Kensington and Chelsea, or online.
Autistic students tend to do their best work when the lesson is predictable, the language is clear, and there is time to think before answering. None of that is complicated. It does have to be done on purpose, every week, by a tutor who has been trained to do it.
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A profile, not a point on a line
“Spectrum” is often read as a line from mild to severe. Many autistic people dislike that reading, and it is not much use to a tutor either. A better picture is a wheel of separate traits: social communication, need for routine, sensory sensitivity, processing speed, executive function. Every autistic student has a different shape on that wheel.
So we do not have an “autism programme”. We ask you, and your child where they can tell us, what helps and what makes things harder, and the tutor keeps a note of it. Two common assumptions we do not make: that an autistic student is unemotional (the feelings are there, often large, and do not always show), or that they must be unusually gifted (some are, at the same rate as everyone else).
Autistic girls are diagnosed far less often than boys, largely because many mask well at school and fall apart at home. If that is the pattern you are seeing, you do not need a diagnosis for this approach to help.
What our tutors do differently
Every lesson opens the same way. A short check-in, often with simple mood cards, so the tutor knows what they are walking into. Then the agenda, so the student knows what to expect. The lesson closes the same way each week too.
Language is concrete.“Have a go” and “what do you think?” can be genuinely unclear to a student who communicates literally. Tutors say exactly what they are asking for.
Silence is allowed. Processing often takes longer. Tutors keep sentences short, ask one thing at a time, and wait, without rushing to fill the gap or rephrasing the question three ways.
Change is flagged in advance. The same weekly slot, the same place in the house, the same background on an online call. If something has to change, even something small, the student hears about it beforehand.
Sensory needs are taken seriously. Temperature, hunger, a buzzing light or chatter in the next room can derail a lesson that otherwise would have gone well. These are usually cheap to fix once someone has noticed them.
When a lesson becomes too much
Dysregulation is difficulty managing intense emotion. It can look like a meltdown (agitation, arguing, refusal, tears) or a shutdown (going quiet, very slow answers, freezing). Shutdowns are easier to miss and just as real.
Tutors are trained to prevent it where they can, through the predictable opening and the shared agenda, and to respond calmly where they cannot. That means slowing down, pausing the task, sitting side by side instead of face to face, or letting a student turn their camera off online. The lesson pauses; it does not end in failure. We agree with you in advance what happens if a session cannot continue.
Autism and ADHD together
Many students have traits of both, informally called AuDHD. It can look contradictory: one part wants novelty, the other wants routine. In practice the tutor keeps the frame of the lesson identical each week (check-in, main work, check-out) and varies the tools inside it. See also ADHD tutoring in London.
Who trains our tutors
Our tutors are trained in the Infinite Teaching System by Hannah Kosky, a qualified psychotherapist. Every tutor completes it before they work with a student. Hannah (MA, MBACP) works with young people in private practice, including autistic clients, and her training covers the ground on this page: communication, processing time, routine, sensory triggers and dysregulation.
Our tutors are academic tutors. They are not therapists and they do not diagnose. Every tutor is enhanced DBS checked with a children’s barred list check.
Progress you can see before the grades move
After every lesson the tutor writes a report to your Parent Dashboard. Alongside the academic content it notes how your child arrived, how they handled a challenge, and what helped. Over a term that becomes a record of what works for your child, which you can share with school or a SENCO.
We read what already exists, from teacher feedback to the targets in an EHCP where there is one, and plan lessons to serve those goals. We teach maths, English language and literature, the sciences, economics and statistics, from primary through GCSE to A-level.
What parents say
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Fantastic tutoring service. The tutor explains things clearly and keeps lessons focused and engaging. You see progress fast, and confidence builds with each session. Communication stays smooth, scheduling is easy, and…
Infinite Tutors (and especially our chosen tutor Nash) has been such a positive experience for our family. We came to them feeling quite worried, as our child had been struggling with learning for a while and had…
The support and connection my child had with his tutor was outstanding, I’ve never seen him be able to focus and improve leaps and bounds within such a short period of time. Definitely recommend!!
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Questions parents ask
Does my child need an autism diagnosis?
No. Many families come to us while waiting for an assessment, or with no plan to seek one. Predictable lessons, clear language and processing time help regardless. Our tutors do not diagnose; your GP or the school SENCO is the right starting point for an assessment.
Will it be the same tutor each week?
Yes, the same tutor in the same weekly slot wherever possible. A consistent slot is part of the support, so we avoid moving lesson times if we can.
Is in-person or online better for an autistic student?
It depends on the child. Some find their own room and a screen far less demanding than a visitor in the house; others need a person beside them. We offer in-home lessons across Kensington and Chelsea and online lessons everywhere, and we will talk through which is likely to suit your child at the consultation.
My child is not attending school at the moment. Can you still help?
Yes. Lessons start short, at home or online, with the same tutor every time, and there is no pressure to be back to normal by a set date. See our page on exam anxiety and school avoidance for more.
Do you work with my child's school or SENCO?
We read what already exists, including teacher feedback, SENCO recommendations and the targets in an EHCP where there is one, and plan lessons to serve those goals. The lesson reports in your Parent Dashboard are yours to share with school.
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