Why did she ask this?

[Frasersmum123]

When I saw the HV yesterday for our referal to a SALT, she asked me if DS made eye-contact with people. He doesnt, but why would she ask this?

Any suggestions would be great - or was it just a random comment?

eye-contact and turn-taking are meant to be basic preliminaries to communication and conversation. some people on the autistic spectrum have problems making eye contact - but then so do some people off it - and vice versa. So it's not one of the signs to read a lot into. If eye contact is something Ds finds difficult, I wouldn't force it - I would encourage him to look in your direction though.

eye contact isn't set in stone - at 3 DS had fleeting eye contacting, but now nearly 2 years on it's fine. (Ds has language delay)

Agree with TC's

and ds3's was ok ish at 3, non existent in a NT way now

As for me I have none couldnt even tell you if the delivery chap today was male or female or alien!

And i'm OK. Ish.

Just a routine question I think: unless with lots of otehr things its nothing important and is not, despite what people mutter, a diagnostic criteria for ASD.

Would you consider him an eccentric child at all?

Would you consider him an eccentric child at all?

Not really - but he is only 2!

he is a real loner, and spends most of his time in his own company, though he does have clingy days (clingy to me that is)