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Someone told me once that my lack of empathy and my lack of interest in connecting with others/making eye contact are signs of autism?

As an 'empath' or 'normal' person I don't really like eye contact, dont know why. But I avoid it and compensate by changing my body language to be more assertive and confident, and to show interest ask small closed questions of the person you are talking too. And if all else fails just look at the bridge of their nose.

I prefer maintaining eye contact whenever I can. By doing so (and looking to the whole face) I can see how people with whom I talk are reacting to the conversation, whether they are bored or want to interrupt me, etc. and I prefer knowing where they are looking because I'm a rather suspicious person. While maintaining an eye contact I occasionally look somewhere else just not to seem rude or whatever because I can look dead in the eye for a long time but others might not stand that. I might also look somewhere else if I'm thinking of an answer and have to put my thoughts together, am getting bored, my interlocutor seems distracted by it or is not eager to do the same.

I don't think that eyes are 'portals to the soul' either, but ones stare, eye contact patterns and so on can provide some information about his/her character.

I maintain eye contact when I'm talking to people. I don't stare at them, trying to look into their soul though, lol.

I study their facial and body movements when people are talking to me, so that I can recognize what emotion they might be feeling, depending on the conversation. I'm quite subtle when I do it though, so the person doesn't realize that I'm studying them.

I don't stare 'into their soul' all the time as well. However, if you haven't done that, I assure you, you're missing a lot. The second part of your comment was a good summary of mine.

I probably learned this from my brother, I do make eye contact the whole time but in a subtle and feminine way. Its probably less threatening but I am still conducting an interrogation and data mining. I trust people so little that I am always paying attention to everything.

I have that "stare". I can maintain eye contact for a long time. I try not to break it. It is definitely seen as a challenge to strangers. I only do it to those I know. My Dad, for example.

Yes , being uncomfortable making eye contact could be a sign of autism.

I can tell when people are lying a lot of the times.

I'm not uncomfortable making eye contact, I'm just not drawn to do it.

I don't know. Shyness?

For me, I have a very dumb over expressive face.