Ep. 92 Eye Contact & Autism: Do's & Don'ts
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On this episode of Making the Shift, we’re tackling something BIG: eye contact.
We’ve all seen goals like:
✔️ Look for three seconds
✔️ Make eye contact 5 times in a 3-minute period
✔️ Display appropriate social skills, like eye contact, during conversation
But should we be teaching eye contact for autistic kids? Is it ever okay to write eye contact goals?
Whether you're a parent or a therapist, this show will help you better understand autistic joint attention and the harm that forcing eye contact can cause.
We're diving into:
✔️ The harm of eye contact goals
✔️ Why Autistic joint attention is different than neurotypical joint attention
✔️ Other ways to show attention
✔️ When it's okay (if ever) to address eye contact with autistic kids
✔️ And more!
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