Eye contact is one of the earliest ways babies connect with their caregivers. From infancy, most babies naturally seek out faces, making eye contact during feedings, playtime, and interactions.

Maintaining eye contact can sometimes be difficult for autistic folks. Practice and therapy can help, but they’re not the only way to build relationships. Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a term used ...

As a parent, watching your baby’s development is an exciting journey filled with milestones like their first smile, laugh, and steps. One important part of early development that parents often observe ...

We usually interpret someone looking us straight in the eye during an interaction as a sign of trustworthiness. In fact it can be rather unsettling when someone avoids eye contact. This is at least ...

Marcel doesn’t need any silly pet tricks to entertain patients, family members and the health care staff when we make our rounds as a volunteer therapy dog team at the local hospital. His “superpower” ...

We usually interpret someone looking us straight in the eye during an interaction as a sign of trustworthiness. In fact, it can be rather unsettling when someone avoids eye contact. This is at least ...