Autistic Children Can Miss Non-Verbal Cues When Listening

Published September 10, 2013 in Developmental Science

Due to the fact that many people with autism spectrum disorders have difficulty holding eye contact during face to face interaction, these people can miss out on important non-verbal cues during this interaction. The study also found that most people, whether typically- or non-typically developing, have difficulty holding eye contact when thinking, such as if asked to answer a challenging math problem.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3627295/

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