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Aug 02, 2014, 09:47 PM
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Member Since: Apr 2013
Location: Ontario Land
Posts: 3,592
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Quote:
Originally Posted by rainbow8
So what is it about eye contact, anyway? Why do most people want to look away?
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I think the answers to these questions are unique to each person.
My eye contact is bad because I'm autistic. I don't pay much attention to nonverbal cues. Words are how I navigate social interactions. People who don't know me think I am not interested in them, because I tend to look away when I listen and talk. When I do look at them, I usually look at their mouth or forehead. Sometimes they will ask, and I will tell them why. After they know it isn't a problem.
Whenever I see medical professionals I tell them about this so they won't misinterpret it.
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