Why Is There Laughter During the COVID-19 Pandemic?

• By: Monica E. Carr, PhD University of Melbourne, Australia
• July 1st, 2020
• communication, COVID-19, emotions, humor, jokes, laughter, social skills, stress, summer 2020 issue
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At the time of writing, a Google search for “COVID-19 funny” returned some 880,000,000 results. Similarly, at this time the novel Coronavirus SARS-2 has affected all but 12 countries around the world, and despite testing limitations some 4,256,579 positive cases have been reported worldwide...

Humor is Important to Your Child’s Social Development

• By: Jennifer Jacobs, MS, CCC-SLP Laurie Jacobs, MA, CCC-SLP Social Skill Builder
• October 1st, 2014
• humor, jokes, relationships, social skills, video modeling
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Humor is important for children because being able to tell jokes and laugh with others helps them interact and make friends. Unfortunately, children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) tell significantly fewer jokes than their typical peers. Not being able to understand humor or inspire...

Positive Psychology in Autism Spectrum Disorders

• By: Jill Krata, PhD YAI Autism Center
• October 1st, 2013
• humor, internal behaviors, kindness, optimism, psychology, quality of life, resilience, self-efficacy, stress
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Using a positive psychology approach in working with individuals with an autism spectrum disorder can help them lead a fuller and a more enriched quality of life. Optimism, resilience and kindness are some of the key traits at the core of positive psychology. Through positive psychology, we can...