Quote Originally Posted by Gandalf View Post
If someone is culturally different or shy, then you should have some empathy for that situation. Forcing someone to look you in the eye is just a weird thing to request of a disabled child from another culture. A degree of eye contact is necessary for communication, but everyone is different and should be treated accordingly. If I have a shy student I am not going to demand constant eye contact. I want them to enjoy the lesson and feel at ease. You cannot demand that someone change, you encourage it through nurture and support. "Look me in the eye when I talk to you" is an authoritarian approach that you would never see me use. You can reach students more effectively with understanding and more subtle methods.
what the hell are you on about. Any person needs to assimilate. A kid who lowers his head anytime he is spoken to will not interact so well, and must be cajoled, nuanced, gently directed to learn to make eye contact.