A member asked:

What is an "autism stare"?

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Dr. Natalie Hodge answered

Specializes in Pediatrics

Uncomfortable gaze: Kids with autism are uncomfortable with eye contact. They can learn in therapy to make eye contact and often what happens is they can develop a trained "stare" in which they are trying to make eye contact (which is terribly innately uncomfortable for them) and they end up " over doing it" so to speak. I think this is what you are referring to.

Answered 12/1/2014

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