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Eye contact

Ava

I was told off for not giving eye contact about 16years ago and I give long constant eye mainly now.

i feel because I give constant eye contact that others who are autistic may not and that this means I’m not autistic.

but I am autistic.

im confused about what others think and I mean yourselves who will know if this is unusual?

Do you give constant eye contact?

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  • I’ll only give eye contact to people I know for years. I always try to avoid giving it to anyone else but if I force myself I can do it at a cost (feeling uncomfortable). The distance plays an important role. If I’m far I can do it as it’s indistinguishable from the rest of the face anyways but if I’m close I hate it. Then I simply get lost in the conversation as I think about it and it can be a mess. I have a hyper fixation with the teeth though as that is easy to focus on and it’s close to the eyes. Because of this I find teeth the most important thing on a face. 

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  • I’ll only give eye contact to people I know for years. I always try to avoid giving it to anyone else but if I force myself I can do it at a cost (feeling uncomfortable). The distance plays an important role. If I’m far I can do it as it’s indistinguishable from the rest of the face anyways but if I’m close I hate it. Then I simply get lost in the conversation as I think about it and it can be a mess. I have a hyper fixation with the teeth though as that is easy to focus on and it’s close to the eyes. Because of this I find teeth the most important thing on a face. 

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