5 Activities to Maintain Eye Contact and Increase Attention Maintaining eye contact is one of the major struggles of children with autism.  But why is eye contact important to children with autism?  Poor eye contact creates barriers that make their communication and social aspects dysfunctional. This problem, if not addressed, will persist for a lifetime. How do you help your child increase their eye contact? Here are 5 helpful activities to start with: 1. Discover your child’s preferences.  What are his favorite toys?  What are the activities he likes doing?  What are his favorite foods?  These preferences can be useful tools to create a platform of activities for building eye…