Why do autistic people laugh for no apparent reason?

Question

I have a 5 year old autistic son who is non-verbal. He, like many autistic children, will sometimes start laughing long and hard for no apparent reason. Are there any autistic people out there who can shed some light on this? Is something actually funny, or is it just an undirected urge to laugh?

Answer 1

Likely he is hearing things so he is either psychic or autistic, there are spiritual powers that are now covered as insanity.

Answer 2

Autistic children (and adults) look at the world in a much different way than we do. A laugh from a 5yr old says he sees something funny. St Francis of Assisi was said to have seen the world upside down, which may be the reason he championed the Animal Kingdom. Also note that the incident of Autism in Silicon Valley is unusually high-it has been attributed to very smart people marrying other very smart people. If this is you-don't worry-enjoy your little son, he sounds happy.

Answer 3

I worked with Autistic children and adults. Sometimes they may laugh because they find something funny that you may not think is funny; a sound, a color, a shape etc...Sometimes they laugh when they are nervous or scared. Sometimes they are repeating a laugh that they just heard or a laugh from an hour or a day ago. As you know there is a spectrum of autism and no two people are alike.

Answer 4

As I understand it, autistic people have a lot of trouble understanding other people's point of view. So at a guess, he thought of something funny, and like any 5-year old it made him want to laugh, but unlike a non-autistic 5 year old he has no idea that other people will find this upsetting.

Answer 5

My ten year old autistic son does the same thing but I don't know why for sure! I think he is just thinking about something funny!



Molly you are an ***! Just because you are the parent of an autistic child doesn't mean that you automatically know everything about autism! Apparently you have never met anyone with autism!

Answer 6

He's five. Most five year olds (autistic or not) will often laugh at nothing (or what seems like nothing to us.) Sometimes even the most un-funny things can have a 5 year old rolling on the ground laughing. It should be nothing to worry about, and maybe try saying "What's so funny?" or "That's not funny." Good luck.

Answer 7

Maybe the reason is not apparent to you but it could be to him.Autism causes people to see things you do not.They are more perceptive to some things than the "average person",I had a friend who has an autistic daughter and she loved the cooking network and would choose one phrase and repeat it until you did the same then laugh at us,she probably played a joke on us in her mind -NOBODY knows what is really in antbody elses mind! To sslowbliss... Autistic people CAN form Whole Sentences and Phrases! My Mom taught our friends daughter to say blessing and thankyou ,please and to ask for her own side orders at Checkers! All auticstics are not alike,Most can do exceptional thing such as sing songs by listening to the radio,play concert pianos etc...As I said NOBODY knows exactly what is in thier minds! Just know your son probably finds something he hears or sees as funny to him and do not worry as lond as he is healthy,and try to work w/ him as much as you would a "normal"child because you will be surprised at what they can learn!!And maybe even teach you!!God Bless You and good luck!

Answer 8

We have to dissect autism for a minute. Autism is basically a disorder that hinders the mind from reaching certain mental states. Laughing can be an involuntary reaction of the mind. Funny is perceived differently for everyone, what may be funny to you may not be funny to someone else. You can test this by recreating the scene or whatever he is laughing at, to see if you get the same reaction. If I was you I wouldn't worry, Laughter is universal language of the soul : )

Answer 9

sure they are widespread, do no longer problem its no longer a demonstration that he's responding to inner stimuli (auditory/seen halluncinations). I easily have 3 sons all on the autistic spectrum and that they try this. FYI- I try this TO! (additionally autistic), yet a lot of cases mine are an beside the point reaction to some thing.

Answer 10

autistic children live in another world in their minds, because of this, there isnt much information on why they do some of the things they do. most of them cant answer simple questions or have a conversation. i do know that even normal children of that age will stare into space and laugh for no reason. the imprtant thing you can do to help, is try as hard as you can to make a connection now, in your world. if he laughs for no reason, try to make eye contact and laugh along with him, this brings him into your world and lets him know you laugh too.

Answer 11

with current research they are finding that and autistic person is so very smart. there brains must be going a mile a minute. Maybe hes just catching up with something funny from earlier.

Answer 12

I never knew about that.

U should ask his doctor and do some research on autistic children.

Good luck!

Answer 13

I believe emotions in an autistic person are very difficult to judge. That's one of the elements of the condition. Laughter may not mean to your son what it means to you.

Answer 14

I am not sure, but we have a friend that is 23 and autistic and he does that all the time.

Answer 15

i have a close friend that is autistic. They here alot of different voices in their heads from alot of different things like things they like or dont like, things they are afraid of and funny things. Just alot of voices in general. Sometimes one can be louder than the rest and they'll here it and I guess the "funny voice" speaks up alot...

Answer 16

From what I understand autistic people have trouble seperating reality from imagination so maybe one of his fantasies is funny to him.

Answer 17

Because they have a lot of crazy things going on in their heads. Sometimes I laugh about stuff that happened years ago.

Answer 18

i have an autistic niece shes 7, they just b in a happy mood, u know in there own little world, they laugh and play by themselves. sometimes i think angels are playing with them. dont b nervous, its all normal.

Answer 19

well of what i know autistic people dwell in their own world... they are ignorant to the res of their world... they create all their emotions internally since the outside world is irrelevant ... thats probably why your son laughs to himself

Answer 20

It is a behavior trait with autistic people. They are very special people and my prayers are with you. I have a grandson with Aspberger Autism

Answer 21

It's no reason to you, but there may be a reason for him, since they don't make contact easily they live in their own world it would be difficult to know what he finds funny . . .

Answer 22

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Answer 23

it might appear 2 u that something is unfunny but 2 your son he might be thinking of something funny

Answer 24

who knows why



but its just a great way of feeling great about yourself laugh with him





who knows he can be laughing at you

lololol

Answer 25

they have expectations about the social behaviour of people. therefore they laugh for no reason

Answer 26

becuase they are on the lighter side of life and see humour in dark places that we fail to see

Answer 27

probably imagination or a way of keeping hope alive.

Answer 28

You're a jerk.

If he's your son, you should know.