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Have you worked/played with people on the autism spectrum?

The Horse @TheHorse (238330) • Walnut Creek, California 30 Mar 19

I had an interesting experience with a child at the preschool yesterday. I was asked to sub with a group of 3- and 4-year-olds I hadn't worked with much before. One boy I worked with is suspected to be on the autism spectrum. He...

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Man asking for money with his kid in the streets and was it fate?

chiyochan @chiyosan (30186) • Philippines 29 Jul 18

So last Friday I had a lunch out with officemates just a block away from our building. as we crossed the street to get back to the office building I happen to see this man with his child. They seemed to be asking help or money...

feeling someones pain

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stranger

giving alms

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Why i do not look in to people eyes when they talk to me?

goingeagle3 @eagletrek2 (5514) • Kingston, New York 17 Dec 17

My main reason I am a little hard of hearing so I turn my head to hear the person talking I'm all so no good at reading lips. So people sat it very important to Look at people eyes when talking or listening to Them. For me if...

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DO FIRST IMPRESSIONS REALLY MATTER?

Gabby Bugwadia @Gabugs (1895) • United States 24 Jul 17

Indeed yes; they do matter. There are several factors which play an important role. Here are just a few that can enable you to create a good first impression: • How you present yourself matters. Are you dressed appropriately and...

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Help Me!

mackoy85 @mackoy85 (179) • Manila, Philippines 24 Jun 17

I don't know if I have to share this with you guys but I've been experiencing this for 2 decades now. YES, I can still remember when it started. I really don't have an idea if what I'm experiencing is normal, a mental illness or...

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How Do You Usually Hold Your Hands When In Public?

celticeagle @celticeagle (189915) • Boise, Idaho 16 Nov 16

In watching videos and interviews on tv I often have wondered what the way a person holds their hands says about them. In reading some things about body language I have found this out: When a person is stressed they will usually...

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Do you smile at strangers?

Gudheart @gudheart (12659) 6 Apr 16

I am a smiley person and find if I do manage to make eye contact with strangers I do end up smiling at them, but do find not many will smile back!! It is hard to know what to do when I have eye contact with a complete stranger so...

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Look me in the eyes

Joanie @Freelanzer (10782) • Canada 17 Oct 15

How often have you spoken to someone whose eyes wander all over or they are constantly checking their phone messages? It is not a great feeling to be on the other side of that inattention. When meeting or talking with someone, be...

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How important is "eye contact"?

valentinesdiner @valentinesdiner (1214) • United States 19 Mar 13

When I am buying something in a store, it is important to me that the clerk makes eye contact (our eyes meet) at least once and, hey, the cashier should look me in the eye before taking my money. When I want a straight answer...

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Do you favor eye contacts for pleasure?

shante2 @shante2 (338) • United States 5 Jan 13

Some people wear eye contacts because it serves them a purpose, in their sight. Some people wear eye contacts because of the variety of looks that their going for. I feel that contacts serve great for those that actually need them...

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she can't look at me straight!

leon3000502000 @leon3000502000 (1564) • Philippines 14 Dec 11

Hi, I have this cute and beautiful girl at her 20's which i really like her so much but every time i will shake her hands and look at her in the eye, she cannot look at me directly to the eye and instead she will look at my hand...

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Eye Contact

Janey1966 @Janey1966 (24170) • Carlisle, England 24 Nov 11

How are you in this area of communication (I suppose you could call it). In my teenage years I was terrible at the eye contact thing. I was fine with people of my own age or my family but anyone with intense eyes that pierce...

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Maintaining eye contact with a friend of opposite gender?

padu19 @padu19 (1441) • India 22 Aug 11

Hi, A few days back, I got a new friend in the office. He is good enough to be a friend and we gradually became good friends. He conducts some training programs too. We somehow ended up discussing about eye contact. He was...

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friends

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Make Eye Contact

leateagee @leateagee (3667) • China 16 Aug 11

Just today I went out early to take a walk. I was enjoying the cool breeze of an early autumn in my place. While glancing from side to side, I saw an old woman begging. She didn't come up to me but I was shy to look...

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Attractive Women Versus Less Attractive Women

carlynganda @carlynganda (749) • Philippines 21 Jun 10

For a study, attractive women and less attractive women were asked to hold infants, and the length of eye contact between the women and the infants was compared. The study had shown a direct correlation between beauty and eye...

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Are you a good Listener?

34momma @34momma (13882) • United States 21 Apr 10

Are you a g ood listener? Are you the kind of person who listens when someone is talking to you. Takes it all in, then you respond with an informed answer. Or, are you the kind of person who only listens for a break when someone...

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gotta have something to say

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Eye verses Ears

thuhuong @thuhuong (823) • United States 3 Feb 10

For the past couple of years I have used less of my sense of seeing in understanding that my sense of listening is more significant than my eyes. As it is a choice and my eyes are perfectly fine but exercising the option to listen...

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Talking without an eye contact

careguarden @careguarden (5670) • Philippines 9 Jan 10

Do you get bothered when you're talking a person and he/she didn't have an eye contact with you? When you talk do you make an eye contact? Do you think it's very important for someone to have an eye contact when talking?

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importance

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Look my eyes and speak!!! Or else you are a liar... Is it true?

phillip_shiny @phillip_shiny (2330) • India 1 Oct 09

Dear people, How you speak to a person? Where you look at the person while speaking? The eyes or the mouth? Some people will be even strange; looking on to the ground or some parts of the body or somewhere...

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Will you respond with a smile if a stranger smile at you???

thhoon72 @thhoon72 (1009) • Singapore 28 Jul 09

I used to be in customer service line for a few years. Maybe because of my occupation, until now, I still got the habit of smiling at stranger who happens to have eye contact with me. As I walk along the street, shop in the...

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