Eye Contact - How To Improve Eye Contact In Autism?
Why is eye contact so important? Teaching eye contact is very difficult, as the story is about eye contact rather than ‘staring into the eyes. Still, it is an important skill, as in our culture eye-to-eye contact is considered rare. Autism Eye Contact Many children with Autism tend to look at human DIRECTION rather than looking into their eyes. As part of communicating with people, eye contact shows awareness and interest in the other person. In many cases, people will think that the child does not care if they do not look at him with their eyes. However, we need to be careful, as many children find it difficult to stare at people and even report listening better and close their eyes. Best Practices for Promoting Eye Contact: · Demonstrate eye contact with your child appropriately; always turn to look at your child as you speak. · Bring an ob...