Zoom Autism Magazine Issue 3 Spring 2015 | Page 57

Did you know that April is
National Humor Month?
National Humor Month was founded in 1976 by comedian and best-selling
author Larry Wilde, director of The Carmel Institute of Humor. It is designed to
heighten public awareness on how the joy and therapeutic value of laughter
can improve health, boost morale, increase communication skills and enrich
the quality of one’s life. “Since April is often bleak and grim and taxes are due
on the 15th, it can be one of the most stressful times of the year,” says Wilde,
author of 53 books on the subject of humor. “Besides,” adds Wilde, “it’s the
only month that begins with All Fool’s Day, a day that has sanctioned frivolity
and pranks ever since the 1500s.”

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