I imagine the brain as a transceiver, which projects as well as receives information, and see the eyes of many autistic people as being deeply receptive. It's profound attentiveness, in some, although others seem walled-off.
I was tested for deafness, although there seemed to be no deformity or neurological impediment. I felt that parts and pieces of speech mix, in order, somewhat along the lines of what dyslexic people report, in regards to the written word. I have found that lip reading has helped me to coordinate. I remember struggling to watch the faces of teachers, as their eyes, cheeks, temples, and lips form the words, as a sort of visual aid and mnemonic device, for photographic memory. They took notice and looked away. I turn around, to see that noone else, in the class, is actually looking at the teachers.
I hear a noise, but it seems garbled. I look at people's faces, and say they wonder why.
Real life is not like being on tv or talking in front of other people. They do not expect you to be making eye contact, at all times, or would not want to be studied.