it was certainly refreshing. poor guy was all soaked coz it was
raining heavily for a while. i really liked the fact that he looked
straight into my eyes when we talked. most people either don't do
that or make me feel weird when doing that.
@whiteg: we were at coffee
house, so nothing special about the coffee :) and yeah that's the
thing about eye contact, it can be intimidating with certain
people. but with him it felt natural.
@whiteg: Not all people
are about the eye contact. Autistic traits, you know. I prefer
words + firm touches myself. Being more up front about the
interaction, so to speak.
@jkniiv a suprisingly
large proportion of people with ASD actually have no problem with
eye contact than neuro-typicals. The problems they face are more in
not being able to correctly interpret or apply that eye
contact.
@barneyc: lol, no
problem, this discussion is interesting. it's too early to say
what, if anything, will come out of this; but at least it's a good
start :)
Yay, coffe for ðe win! What can ai say – me laikz coffe a bit
too much, too. :) Ðat remindz me ðat ai need to fetch som packets
from ðe loucal Mokkamestarit distributor.
21 comments so far
And for him as well, I'm sure.
2 months, 1 week ago by CaffeineJunky.
Ooooo...sounds good and refreshing.
2 months, 1 week ago by BigEclipse.
Patience :-)!
2 months, 1 week ago by map.
it was certainly refreshing. poor guy was all soaked coz it was raining heavily for a while. i really liked the fact that he looked straight into my eyes when we talked. most people either don't do that or make me feel weird when doing that.
2 months, 1 week ago by cybette.
how was the coffee? (I am trying to stop myself from being too curious) :P
2 months, 1 week ago by whiteg.
sounds like a good beginning. I always avoid direct eye contact, it scares me.
2 months, 1 week ago by whiteg.
@whiteg: we were at coffee house, so nothing special about the coffee :) and yeah that's the thing about eye contact, it can be intimidating with certain people. but with him it felt natural.
2 months, 1 week ago by cybette.
Eye contact, very very important.
2 months, 1 week ago by CaffeineJunky.
good beginning @cybette. I completely agree about eye contact.
2 months, 1 week ago by angelmartinez.
@whiteg: Not all people are about the eye contact. Autistic traits, you know. I prefer words + firm touches myself. Being more up front about the interaction, so to speak.
2 months, 1 week ago by jkniiv.
@cybette: Wish you luck. Your gaze is not that intimidating btw. :)
2 months, 1 week ago by jkniiv.
@cybette wtg
2 months, 1 week ago by barneyc.
@jkniiv a suprisingly large proportion of people with ASD actually have no problem with eye contact than neuro-typicals. The problems they face are more in not being able to correctly interpret or apply that eye contact.
2 months, 1 week ago by barneyc.
I would say eye contact is important, for me, it is probably too important that I dare not to do / try it...
2 months, 1 week ago by whiteg.
@cybette sorry to hijack your heart warming news like that. I an pleased it went well for you.
2 months, 1 week ago by barneyc.
hmm, how to make it clear... Eye contact is important to me as well. But I don't like eye contact with strangers.
2 months, 1 week ago by whiteg.
@barneyc: lol, no problem, this discussion is interesting. it's too early to say what, if anything, will come out of this; but at least it's a good start :)
2 months, 1 week ago by cybette.
Any guy that shares my love of coffee, has an in already.
2 months, 1 week ago by CaffeineJunky.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/200...
2 months, 1 week ago by miketuesday.
Hell yeah. Now to work out how to get my coffee subsidised - maybe on scrip from the gp as a preventative
2 months, 1 week ago by barneyc.
Yay, coffe for ðe win! What can ai say – me laikz coffe a bit too much, too. :) Ðat remindz me ðat ai need to fetch som packets from ðe loucal Mokkamestarit distributor.
2 months, 1 week ago by jkniiv.