After moving to the rural village of the Congo, the autodidact learned math and science due to the only school being over one hundred miles away.

As a 5-year old, it was apparent that Mark would be considered a genius due to the time he spent alone in his room learning the guitar as an autodidact.

If citizens of small towns in ancient times wanted to be educated, their parents taught them or they figured skills out on their own as an autodidact.

Using a recorded story on tape and the accompanying novel, the autodidact learned how to read while in an isolated prison cell.

The autodidact practiced her culinary skills from the information in the purchased textbooks and ended up being the head chef of a popular restaurant.