Eye contact

It's long been debunked that autistic people don't make eye contact. Some do, some don't, some vary. Anyone that tells you that means your not autistic is just behind the time.

My eye contact varies enormously. In situations that I'm uncomfortable or talking to someone I don't know, I don't make eye contact at all. Most of the time I think I tend to make fleeting eye contact on and off. But there have also been times where I have not felt able to look away from a person - I don't really know how to explain that one.

It's long been debunked that autistic people don't make eye contact. Some do, some don't, some vary. Anyone that tells you that means your not autistic is just behind the time.

My eye contact varies enormously. In situations that I'm uncomfortable or talking to someone I don't know, I don't make eye contact at all. Most of the time I think I tend to make fleeting eye contact on and off. But there have also been times where I have not felt able to look away from a person - I don't really know how to explain that one.

Expecto_Patronum said:

It's long been debunked that autistic people don't make eye contact. Some do, some don't, some vary. Anyone that tells you that means your not autistic is just behind the time.

The NAS info on this is a bit vague but supports the idea that many autists don't like to do it. From https://www.autism.org.uk/advice-and-guidance/topics/diagnosis/before-diagnosis/signs-that-a-child-or-adult-may-be-autistic

A core characteristic of autism is social interaction and communication differences. Examples of signs that relate to this core characteristic include:
...
preferring not to make eye-contact or finding this uncomfortable 

They refer to it many times through the article.

I guess it is all in line with the spectrum idea - our capacity to make eye contact is also on a spectrum.

I'm not arguing with you by the way, just expanding on a subject I was reading up on as it supports what you said.