i wanted to know if constant laughing at times is a part of being autistic?
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Yeah, "inappropriate laughter" is often listed as a symptom of autism; I'd say that what your son experiences would count as inappropriate.
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sometimes autistic people do
60343
Not everyone who has Tourette Syndrome swears.  According to the Tourette Syndrome Association, only 10% of sufferers utter obscenities.  A person with Tourette's might clap, laugh, repeat certain words, etc.\n\nTourette Syndrome "is a neurological or neurochemical disorder characterized by tics: involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way."
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Well it depends on what people I'm around. There are some people that I can laugh and have a good time with, and there are other people who I just think are stupid. And yes, sometimes when I'm alone I can be very happy. I don't have to be around people constantly to be happy.
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because when you laugh your brain releases endorphins (a chemical in your brain) that make you feel good. same thing if you run alot, also called runners high. it just makes you feel happy, or better. which is also good if your depressed or something. just run and laugh alot. lol. :)
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Come on people.... Why do some of you feel the need to be so-superior and say you never laugh at strange noises that come out of the human body.  I am 36 years old, and I still let out a chuckle whenever I hear someone "Float a quality air-biscuit".  \n\nIf that is just too immature for some people to fathom.... They really need to loosen up!  After all.... We all make these noises...  Why not laugh at them?  Anything that can make you laugh, has to be a good thing.
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Oh yes!! It happens to me all the time... and Good Lord! I try not to fall off my chair while guffawing so much! I've to purposely change the category to something serious so I could get a grip on myself!\n \nYou should've put in the link to that jellyfish bit, let us all relieve some stress. Here's mine:\n\nhttp://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AgnCgW6PsjP7NsScU6j53lDsy6IX?qid=1006032104367\n\nI know... best answer, too! Who knew?
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I laugh constantly and maniacally. Unfortunately this is involuntary, due to neurological damage from lepromatous leprosy, and I am actually in a perpetual state of despair. I’d blow my brains out if I had any fingers left to pull the trigger.
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i am almost like u i like to laugh have fun, and also sometimes don't get the jokes people or my friends say. I am very shy around girls and sometimes my friends like that and try to make me feel more comfortable. It gets kinda weird because wenever i am talking to anyone i like, or a teacher that is really i just have this smile that never leaves my face. I do good chatting w/ people and talking to them on the internet but when i meet them face to face i get really nervous especially w/ girls. I am not the kind who likes to talk a lot but i like the environment around me to be quite and calm.
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i have it still and im 23. so it has nothing to do with autism, yet my aunties son is autistic, i think it is a little bit like the same thing, kinda shy to talk and feeling uncomfortable in the presence of other people.\nyou should take him to a psychologist, with me when i was about 14, they used to give me games to play, like football and little puzzles to try to relax me to talk, but it never worked. it might work for your son though, so you should try it.
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I'm sure there are some very good (yet ho-hum) relationships out there that do not have humor built in.  They say laughter is the best medicine, and I couldn't live a day without a good laugh.  My husband and I laugh all the time, we never laugh AT each other, we laugh WITH each other.  My kids and I also have a great relationship where we laugh alot.  I was raised this way, so even my parents and I pick on each other.  I love my happy life!!
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yes! it's proved even medically ,, \n\nwhen you laugh you are using most of your facial muscles and even making the whole body working in a fantastic way ! .... in contrast , being sad , sullen and grim would make your face latent inactive ,, a real proof is what we see in the forehead of nervious people , i mean those folds .\n\nso cheer up !\n\na note : be careful , exceeded laughing is not recommended at all , it have a bad effect on the heart.
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YESSSSS!!!!!!!! actually laughing is good for the heart.  So keep laughing!!!!!
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Laughter. Why are you getting so upset anyways? It's just someone's opinion. Get to the root of why you allow things to upset you. Some people know when they can excite you. When you feel yourself getting overly excited, laugh a little to yourself. Is it really worth your health?
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My son is Autistic and I am sorry but you seem as if you're completely fine. If you had Autism they would have diagnosed you a long time ago though Autistics are far more advanced than other's your communication skills are one factor that you are mocking a disease countless people are subjected to deal with and fight to escape!
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Laughing is a great form of medicine and a great stress reliever. I laugh so maaannny times people wonder why I am always in a good mood. People have got to be more lighthearted on things and not so serious. That is one thing that America doesn't do enough of, and thats laugh.
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No, not at all. Laughter is one of the best cures and remembering something funny from the past is quiet normal, even if you are all by yourself. Its always good to have a chuckle everynow and then, even if its something about yourself. Remembering something that you might have done differently or some situation and laughin at how stupid you acted/behaved then and what you would have done now, totaly normal or just call me crazy then, since i do it too. :P