Test This
March 31, 2008“…unable to look others in the eye. He cannot connect with people the same way I can when I look someone in the eyes.”
This person clearly had read the book or at least knew what it was about. As an Autistic person, the author has a hard time looking others in the eyes. This shows that eye contact can differ because of being mentally challenged.
“I thought I was being told to look the author in the eye…”
This post took the title completely literally. They had not known what it was about when they initially read the title, thus, it is no surprise some people just thought they were supposed to look the author in the eye. This shows an idea that people demand eye contact from others. Some people feel uncomfortable looking people in the eyes, but other feel uncomfortable when people won’t look them in the eyes.
“I imagined someone telling an autistic person to look them in the eye…I was already aware that its difficult”
This person was awake of the premise, and not only that but was aware of the difficulty for an Autistic person to look someone in the eye. I worked with Autistic kids in high school and I was most definitely aware of this challenge also. It was hard to get used to because I like when people look in my eyes. But of course, my duty was to work with the kids, so I got used to it quickly. Other people have a hard time getting used to things such as this, especially if they are not used to it. This idea relates to the question of “Why are you writing sideways?” This person was not used to this and questioned it.
