Comprehension of humor in children with nonverbal learning disabilities, reading disabilities, and without learning disabilities

Annals of Dyslexia

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 163-180

  Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Glass, Kimberly ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Humor; Nonverbal learning disability; Reading disability; Visual spatial

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMOR; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PILOT STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; SPACE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 62249173038     PISSN: 07369387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11881-008-0016-3     Document Type: Article

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