One thing my autistic husband taught me is that eye contact doesn't really matter, but if you doubt the person/child has been paying attention, simply ask them to repeat what you've said. If they usually get it right, then no eye contact or sitting still is needed.
This was 4 months ago and it appeared in my feed today when I needed this exact message. Thank you Lauren for the message and the universe for putting it in front of me when I needed it.
Awesome. I especially love that you have specific examples of uncovering what's actually going on with a child by trying to understand a behavior through this lens. I also love that you talked about this in terms of adults as well. I'm definitely going to use this on myself! On a separate note, I feel like anyone who makes their child answer with "yes sir" needs some help. I get it's a cultural thing that I don't understand, but come on... is that really necessary with your child? Can't you drop your ego and connect with another human being AS A HUMAN BEING for 3 seconds? I wish we could acknowledge that the cultural games we engage with are ultimately bullshit and drop that drama from the parts of our lives that they're not necessary for.
