Guest guest Posted April 26, 2004 Report Share Posted April 26, 2004 my son is the same way except he insist on everyone be quite so he can speak or he will forget what he was saying and you must be looking at him when he speaks or else..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 I have wondered the same thing myself. My grandson has always maintained eye contact with us. I am not sure what they feel is " adequate " eye contact though. He will come up to you and look at you if he is trying to relay something to you but not for too long of a time. I wonder what they do consider adequate??! (grandma to Jalen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Generally, I think what they mean by eye contact is a prolongued gaze into someone else's eyes. I personally don't understand the emphasis on it. Mainly, on a zoological standpoint, the only time a primate would stare into another primate's eyes is if they were attempting to exert dominance. One of the reasons that people seem 'required' to exhibit eye contact during interviews and such, is to show that you are not totally submissive. Looking down/away from someone's gaze is a sign of submission. At the same time, a related issue isn't so much eye-contact in general, but how often an individual with autism uses facial referencing. Quick looks to the face to find approval (in children) for example. As we get older, facial referencing is used to figure out what someone else is feeling and to aid in conversation. Autistic individuals tend to lack skills in referncing, so don't often look to the face when confronted with an unusual situation. A good resource on eye contact vs. referencing problems is http://www.connectionscenter.com/ and the Relationship Development Intervention program. Hope this helps. - Anya " *Tonja* " wrote: > Hi everyone...I have a really strange question that would seem to be self explainable~ but I really am not sure of the answer. > > What do you consider eye contact: > a. Any form of contact with eyes (1sec or more) > b. contact with eyes for a period of time while talking or what have you. > > Thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 *I* mean " A " (and " B " ) " split second " eye contact is fairly easy and can give people the impression I'm giving a degree of eye contact, 1 second is a long enough time to qualify as " eye contact " to me. " prolongued gaze " sounds like something out of a romantic movie -jypsy > > Hi everyone...I have a really strange question that would seem to > be self explainable~ but I really am not sure of the answer. > > > > What do you consider eye contact: > > a. Any form of contact with eyes (1sec or more) > > b. contact with eyes for a period of time while talking or what > have you. > > > > Thanks in advance Ooops....Wrong Planet! Syndrome Autism Spectrum Resources www.PlanetAutism.com jypsy@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 27, 2004 Report Share Posted April 27, 2004 Thanks for the feedback. I have wondered about the eye contact. Like I said my grandson will make eye contact...but like someone said he just doesn't sit there and gaze at someone and I don't think for that matter anyone does really. Also thanks for the link to the site regarding that. I so much appreciate all that I am learning and all the help that you folks give. (grandma to Jalen) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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