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Gaze avoidance – a common feature in children with Autism

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It has been observed that some children with Autism turn their head away or avoid gazing at an object or person during social interaction. This habit, known as gaze avoidance has nothing to do with vision problems, and more to do with problems of behavior. The lack of eye contact in a younger child intensifies as he/she grows older. This causes the child to look to the side due to the inability to make proper eye contact. Hence, avoiding gaze isn’t so much a co-morbidity as a trait that is due to lack of eye contact in the child.

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