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         data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens People with autism spectrum  disorder have difficulty maintaining eye contact .  Less activity in the dorsal parietal cortex could explain this difficulty. The more severe the ASD diagnosis, the less this region of the brain lit up. Why do children with autism struggle with eye contact? The hyperarousal/gaze aversion model suggests that looking at the eyes of others is aversive, and that people with ASD avoid eye contact and faces  to prevent negative affective arousal

      data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens What does an autism screening consist of? Questions may ask about language, movement, and thinking skills, as a well as behaviors and emotions . Developmental screening can be done by a doctor or nurse, or other professionals in healthcare, community, or school settings. Your doctor may ask you to complete a questionnaire as part of the screening process

        data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp -auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> Why downtime is important for mental health? Downtime   gives us time and space to enjoy our personal lives and get personal tasks done . It grants us time with family, friends, and our hobbies. On a brain level, it allows us to reach homeostasis and is a necessary break from the aroused state, Dr. Hanson says. What is downtime in mental health? This mental downtime — aka  when you're not actively focusing on and engaging in the outside world and are simply letting your mind wander or daydream  — helps your brain become reenergized and better able to deal. But Americans are getting less mental downtime than ever (and the same goes for sleep)

       data-ad-client="ca-pub-1763189992875486"> </amp-auto-ads> <amp-auto-ads type="adsens <script async src="https://pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1763189992875486" crossorigin="anonymous"></script> What is Baron-Cohen's theory of mind? Baron-Cohen develops a theory that draws on data from comparative psychology, from developmental, and from neuropsychology.  He argues that  specific neurocognitive mechanisms have evolved that allow us to mindread, to make sense of actions, to interpret gazes as meaningful, and to decode "the language of the eyes." How do autistic people think differently? Non-autistic people tend to assess concepts before details, also known as top-down thinking. Autistic people  take the opposite approach with bottom-up thinking and use details to build concepts . It may take longer to filter out sensory details with this approach, but you're les