The most prominent spectrum these days is the gender spectrum, but the absolute absurdity of the idea of a gender spectrum pushed in medical fields should make us question the validity of a medical “spectrum,” particularly with Autism.
I genuinely think that Autism is rampantly over-diagnosed, and has created a paranoia within the population of whether they are “normal” based on very loose parameters.
If gender spectrum is seen as a joke, why do we still place the concept of the Autism spectrum on relatively a higher pedestal?
You know. Ive had the same experience. I've never made the connection of avoiding eye contact to preserve a peaceful interaction, but that is absolutely the learned behavior. Interesting.
I think face blindness might be a result of that, but also could be fundamental coincidence or even genetic. My dad can't do it either