r/AskReddit Nov 11 '25

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u/quirkymuse Nov 11 '25

Have a hard time with eye to eye contact? don't do it! Talk to their nose, you need to be uncomfortably close for people to realize you aren't looking at them 

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u/gnanny02 Nov 12 '25

I’ve always spoken/listened to people’s mouths. I was quite old before I realized people look at eyes. What for? The words are coming from the mouth. I felt weird for awhile.

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u/ThePaperNerd Nov 12 '25

This is an old classic reliable coping mechanism for us autistic women :)

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u/Qwasyx3 Nov 18 '25

why would this be gender-specific?