This article is evidence-based, verified by Dr. Ahmed Zayed<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Autism is a common condition in children.\u00a01 in every 54<\/a>\u00a0children at the age of 8, or 1.9%, has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). It is 4.3 times more prevalent in boys than in young girls.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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In the last couple of decades, scientists have studied the impact of humor and laughter in children with ASD. Based on reports from the\u00a0National Library of Medicine<\/a>, autistic children have different laughter from that of a child without the condition.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Countless parents have reported that their autistic child exhibits strange behavior and laughs uncontrollably. These behaviors are completely different from the laughs in children without the condition. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists<\/a> believe that children with ASD have a much bigger chance of creating “unshared laughter.” In other words, they are laughing when no one else in the room is. That’s because a child with the condition often laughs when they feel a sudden urge to do so. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But don’t worry. Their laughter is not forced. Instead, it is a spontaneous laugh that is filled with positive emotions. Very rarely is a child’s laugh the result of a nervous response, tic, or stim. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Based on a clinical analysis<\/a>, people prefer the laughter of an autistic to that of other developing children. Not that the other children don’t create a positive atmosphere, but when they do laugh uncontrollably, it often means that they are discriminating against one another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n