The relation of humor and child development: Social, adaptive, and emotional aspects

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1248-1260

  Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Glass, Kimberly ^b  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b William Stixrud and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

development; developmental disabilities; humor

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ART; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BULLYING; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DOWN SYNDROME; EMOTION; HUMAN; HUMOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LEARNING DISORDER; LEFT HEMISPHERE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RIGHT HEMISPHERE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL COMPETENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; WIT AND HUMOR AS TOPIC;

EID: 77957994567     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: 17088283     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0883073810373144     Document Type: Review

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