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 object/toy to the level of your eyes to encourage your child to look good. At first, he may look only at the toy, but gradually the eyes will come off.

·         If your child is cooperative and understands you, you could say something like “Look at me.”

·         Sometimes gently touching your baby's chin can be a reminder to look good, BUT DON'T drag baby's face to look.

·         Stand in front of your child when the horse is swinging/moving etc. Occasionally stop the swing and say “OK, set” - wait a few seconds hoping he might look at you and immediately say “Go.” As they turn to look at you, you can encourage them to sing the song “Go.”

·         Blowing bubbles, then waiting, is often an effective way to get eye contact.

·         Use a variety of methods to get your child to look you in the eye. Do not constantly criticize her for saying, “Look at me, look at me.”

·         Some children feel more comfortable when doing heavy car work, e.g. in turn, with tickling. The child may automatically look into the middle of these activities.

·         Recommend all automatic eye contact, that is, say “It looks good.”

·         Understanding Eye Tracking Skills and Why It Is Important

·         Some children need to be taught to ‘follow,’ or follow, something with their eyes. This is an important skill when using visuals or schedules. It is also an important part of eye contact.

 

9 Recommended Teaching Or Scanning Teaching Tips:

·       1. Blow bubbles, air feathers, or balloons.

·       2. Sparklers: wander around and find the next child.

·      3. Flashlight functions: follow the light on the wall. Close the torch with different colors to make it more attractive.

·      4. The toys are self-propelled. Use the remote control. Pull back and let it go so the eyes follow the object.

·         5. Roll the ball, extend the width and length of the roll.

·         6. Throw in targeted tasks.

·         7. Books: If a child loves books, looking at pictures can be good. Spam books can be used if a child has no interest in books as these are often very interesting.

·        8. Puzzles: Start with their special interest using quick puzzles when they need a quick look to complete the puzzle, and then form.

·         9 .DVDs / TV programs can teach viewing and scanning.

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