I'm not that bad at eye contact, does it mean I don't have a

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11 May 2011, 7:30 am

Generally I look at people when I talk to them, except for occasionaly looking away

If I'm making a speech infront of many people my social anxiety gets to me and I never look at them. Unless its an authority figure or an agressive person I have normal eye contact.




Also , no stimming



izzeme
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11 May 2011, 8:07 am

well, so do i, although i do not look them in the eyes per se.
over the years, i have learned a techique that allows me to emulate eye contact without causing the matching anxiety (basically; looking at their nose-bridge), that doesn't make me any less AS, just less noiticable



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11 May 2011, 8:33 am

Heh. Noses eyebrows foreheads. Yup thats my trick