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DAE make constant eye contact?

Social Struggles

Hey! I'm just thinking about this now. I usually make nearly constant eye contact when speaking with people and lately it's been really bugging me, because I notice more and more that people always break eye contact when speaking with me, it's like they are looking at me and then break eye contact constantly to look away for a bit and then make eye contact again. I'm usually always just intensely focused on their eyes and never look away. Could this be an autistic trait as well? Can anyone relate?

A bit of background: I'm 31, female, I've been diagnosed as ADHD earlier this year and both GP and psychiatrist suggested that I might be autistic which has been such a surprise ... I never ever thought about potentially being autistic as well. I always just struggled a lot with anxiety, especially social anxiety, feeling like I'm weird, broken, don't have any friends, find it too exhausting keeping up with people via texts or calls etc.

Thanks so much in advance!

Posted Dec 13, 2025, 10:35 AM UTC

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