Well, not sure how things are done where you're from, But where I live autistic people have a HELL of a lot more spent on their education than kids without autism, I fail to see how this is holding them back, My school charges a minimum of £100,000 per year per student, All taxpayer funded with specially trained staff. Its actually "mainstream"kids who are held back. Rather significantly.
A common misconception is that all people with autism have these kinds of talents. Sure, Some do, But after 10 years of working with them i have met 2.
*I've actually just seen it on the t.v. Suppose it is a bit weird.