ADHD Eye contact

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Hmm...in certain cases that might well be. Not sure...I can't really pin it down to any one thing for myself, though that's certainly a possibility.

I don't. I don't think eye contact issues are associated with ADHD, but some people are shy about it regardless of neurology.

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Interesting stuff. Here's one of my favorite explanations of why we tend to look away: http://eideneurolearningblog.blogspot.c ... l#comments People with ADHD tend to have lower working memory, so we might need to look away more in order to process what's going on. Does this resonate with anyone?[/quote]

Yuppers. We've got the test scores to prove it and everything. On the other hand having a nice empty working memory opens one up to more free associations. I find I see a lot of connections other people miss and can often make unique contributions to group problem solving efforts.

From the bottom of my soul I think a variety of neurological styles make a far greater human whole and wouldn't want to leave anybody out...except maybe a few mean people.

I don't have ADHD, but as an aspie I've always preferred logic and preparation over guesswork.
Over the last few weeks, I've been testing a hypothesis about eye contact: I created a list of the 6 types that I believe are social constants and have been passively analyzing popular people's use of eye contact in real-time. Running with the hypothesis in a few select scenarios, I have noticed a marked improvement in affective results. Of course, this might just be confirmation bias. (I plan to work on a way to definitively prove it once and for all. More details later.)

I feel like I have the "theory" in my head, but something breaks down in the implementation...

Jerry123 wrote: Do people with ADHD have problems with eye contact? - Jerry - I am ADHD Inattentive. I wear eyeglasses. My vision by itself is slightly imperfect. I am one of those persons (5%) of society which has a little difficulty seeing 3D as in reading Magic Eye type of 3D books. I also have mild nystagmus. I do not have a challenge with making eye contact with people but my eyes do based on the above. A standard exam by an optometrist showed that my right eye tends to naturally look under and to the left of my left eye which tends to look up and to the right. I have a mild kind of double vision in my left eye but my right eye is ok. For some reason I am very sensitive to coffee - caffeine compounds - which tends to temporarily reset and normalize my vision a little (not a cure) for about four hours so I can literally, with caffeine, read a little faster, track the words on a written page better, comprehend the meaning better, and actually see smaller book print than normal. I asked an opthalmologist why caffeine would do this for me and the opthamologist said that caffeine was a diuretic and dehydrated eyes are known to temporarily improve aspects of vision/acuity of vision for some persons. (Caffeine - not a cure - is also known to temporarily improve aspects of paying attention a little for some users, not everyone). Also, in playing cards, I can easily process red heart and red diamond shapes, however, black club and black spade shapes can cause a momentary hesitation at times - especially without using the caffeine. - pgd