Maintaining eye contact can sometimes be difficult for autistic folks. Practice and therapy can help, but they’re not the only way to build relationships. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a term used ...

If the title of this article caught your eye, that's a good start—it might even help you reflect on where your eyes typically focus and where they don’t. Eye contact, once a cornerstone of human ...

At 11 years old, I stood next to my resource instructor as we worked through the tasks on my behavior plan. My task: three seconds of eye contact. "This isn't like real life," I thought. Making eye ...

Have you ever noticed someone avoiding eye contact with you during a conversation? This subtle behavior can carry a wealth of meaning, often leaving you to wonder about the other person’s thoughts and ...

Eye contact is a critical part of communication—in showing respect, engagement, trustworthiness, and confidence—and building relationships. Yet kids are getting worse at it, according to a nationally ...

Every day, as I walk down the halls of George Mason’s College of Public Health, I see the heads of students, faculty, and staff buried deep into their digital devices. Phones have made us always on ...