My experiences as an autistic child and review of selected literature.

Autonomic Nervous System Activity Distinguishes Among Emotions

1983 • 2,580 citations

β-Endorphin and Adrenocorticotropin Are Selected Concomitantly by the Pituitary Gland

1977 • 1,426 citations

Sensory Integration and the Child

1972 • 1,113 citations

Neural Basis of Rhythmic Behavior in Animals

1980 • 1,082 citations

Cerebral correlates of conscious experience

1978 • 942 citations

Affectional Response in the Infant Monkey

1959 • 914 citations

Genie: A Psycholinguistic Study of a Modern-Day "Wild Child"

1977 • 873 citations

A Neurological Model for Childhood Autism

1978 • 720 citations

Neonate Movement Is Synchronized with Adult Speech: Interactional Participation and Language Acquisition

1974 • 707 citations

Brain Function and Blood Flow

1978 • 626 citations

A Comparative Study of Infantile Autism and Specific Developmental Receptive Language Disorder

1975 • 620 citations

Neuronal activity in the vestibular nuclei of the alert monkey during vestibular and optokinetic stimulation

1977 • 603 citations

Autism: A Reappraisal of Concepts and Treatment

1978 • 581 citations

Interchangeability of Stress and Amphetamine in Sensitization

1980 • 565 citations

Sex and the Single Hemisphere: Specialization of the Right Hemisphere for Spatial Processing

1976 • 534 citations

Rearing Complexity Affects Branching of Dendrites in the Visual Cortex of the Rat

1972 • 508 citations

Stress in Farm Animals: A Need for Reevaluation

1983 • 489 citations

A Five- to Fifteen-Year Follow-up Study of Infantile Psychosis

1969 • 409 citations

The Functional Organization of the Brain

1970 • 400 citations

Activation of the Supplementary Motor Area During Voluntary Movement in Man Suggests It Works as a Supramotor Area

1979 • 345 citations

Areal changes in mouse cortical barrels following vibrissal damage at different postnatal ages

1976 • 321 citations

Infants in institutions

1963 • 317 citations

SEX DIFFERENCES IN THE CEREBRAL ORGANIZATION OF VERBAL FUNCTIONS IN PATIENTS WITH UNILATERAL BRAIN LESIONS

1977 • 293 citations

Cerebellar Plasticity: Modification of Purkinje Cell Structure by Differential Rearing in Monkeys

1979 • 287 citations

Abnormal behavior in animals.

1968 • 285 citations

Consequences of monocular deprivation on visual behaviour in kittens

1970 • 272 citations

MOTIVATING AUTISTIC CHILDREN THROUGH STIMULUS VARIATION

1980 • 257 citations

Metabolic Mapping of the Brain's Response to Visual Stimulation: Studies in Humans

1981 • 248 citations

A Five‐ to Fifteen‐Year Follow‐up Study of Infantile Psychosis: IV. Patterns of Cognitive Ability

1970 • 247 citations

Opiate Receptors and Internal Opiates

1977 • 241 citations

PNEUMOGRAPHIC FINDINGS IN THE INFANTILE AUTISM SYNDROME

1975 • 241 citations

Induction of Copulatory Behavior in Sexually Inactive Rats by Naloxone

1979 • 202 citations

Differential Effects of Group Density on Social Behaviour

1966 • 202 citations

Similarities between hearing and skin sensations.

1959 • 198 citations

Autism and unfavorable left-right asymmetries of the brain

1979 • 190 citations

Evoked Potential and Behavioral Signs of Attentive Dysfunctions in Hyperactive Boys

1980 • 183 citations

Maze training effects on dendritic branching in occipital cortex of adult rats

1979 • 181 citations

Stimulation in Infancy

1960 • 179 citations

Metabolic Mapping of Functional Activity in Human Subjects with the [ ¹⁸ F]Fluorodeoxyglucose Technique

1981 • 173 citations

THE RELATIVE EFFICACY OF CONTACT AND VESTIBULAR-PROPRIOCEPTIVE STIMULATION IN SOOTHING NEONATES

1972 • 172 citations

A behavioural and electroencephalographic study of autistic children

1965 • 169 citations

Response latencies to auditory stimuli in autistic children engaged in self-stimulatory behavior

1971 • 162 citations

Exercise During Development Induces an Increase in Purkinje Cell Dendritic Tree Size

1979 • 159 citations

Visual-vestibular interaction in the flocculus of the alert monkey

1981 • 158 citations

Cognitive abilities and disabilities in infantile autism: A review

1979 • 158 citations

Language Disorder and Infantile Autism

1978 • 157 citations

Circling behavior and stereotypy induced by intranigral opiate microinjections.

1977 • 156 citations

Decreasing self-stimulatory behavior with physical exercise in a group of autistic boys

1980 • 151 citations

Visual-vestibular interaction in the flocculus of the alert monkey

1981 • 146 citations

Brain mechanisms of amphetamine-induced anorexia, locomotion, and stereotypy: A review

1978 • 142 citations

Development and evolution of brain size : behavioral implications

1979 • 141 citations

Observations of cattle behavior applied to the design of cattle-handling facilities

1980 • 139 citations

Computerized axial tomography in young autistic children

1982 • 136 citations

Opioid blockade and social comfort in chicks

1980 • 135 citations

Environmental complexity modulates growth of granule cell dendrites in developing but not adult hippocampus of rats

1978 • 132 citations

The effects of tactile and kinesthetic stimulation on neonatal development in the premature infant

1976 • 119 citations

Clinical neurochemistry of autism and associated disorders

1982 • 118 citations

The Broken Heart

2012 • 117 citations

Effects of early vibrissae damage on neurons in the ventrobasal (VB) thalamus of the mouse

1979 • 108 citations

Auditory Brainstem Evoked Responses in Autistic Children

1982 • 107 citations

Body Pleasure and the Origins of Violence

1975 • 105 citations

Measuring musical abilities of autistic children

1979 • 92 citations

Evidence from auditory nerve and brainstem evoked responses for an organic brain lesion in children with autistic traits

1978 • 87 citations

Effects of differential environments on recovery from neonatal brain lesions, measured by problem-solving scores and brain dimensions

1976 • 87 citations

Modulation of response to environmental stimulation in autistic children

1982 • 82 citations

Increased spine density in auditory cortex following visual or somatic deafferentation

1975 • 72 citations

Childhood psychosis and computed tomographic brain scan findings

1983 • 71 citations

Respiratory and Vascular Responses to Simple Visual Stimuli in Autistics, Retardates and Normals

1980 • 66 citations

Comparative Study of Conditioning of Averaged Evoked Responses By Coupling Sound and Light in Normal and Autistic Children

1973 • 59 citations

Ultrastructural changes in kitten visual cortex after environmental modification

1974 • 59 citations

Frequency of Repetitive Behaviors in Early Infantile Autism and Its Variants

1968 • 58 citations

Motor Subsystems in Motivated Behavior

1980 • 57 citations

Ethological analysis of drug action on aggression and defense

1983 • 54 citations

Livestock Behavior as Related to Handling Facilities Design

1980 • 53 citations

Sensory preference and overselective responding in autistic children

1980 • 53 citations

Touch with care or a caring touch

1977 • 52 citations

Developmental dyslexia: Current anatomical research

1983 • 50 citations

The Effects of Vertical Rocking Frequencies on the Arousal Level in Two-Month-Old Infants

1973 • 50 citations

Cortisol secretion and stress in maximum security hospital patients

1978 • 49 citations

Neurophysiological effects of early sensory restriction

1965 • 49 citations

Overview of selected basic research in autism

1979 • 48 citations

Central Auditory Nervous System Dysfunction in Echolalic Autistic Individuals

1981 • 47 citations

Stimulation in infancy: Unique effects of handling

1976 • 47 citations

The importance of physical contact with other pigs during rearing on the sexual behaviour of the male domestic pig

1978 • 44 citations

Endorphins in psychiatry.

1984 • 44 citations

Effects of Tactile and Kinesthetic Stimulation on Premature Infants

1981 • 41 citations

Differential Maturation of the Central Nervous System as a Function of Early Experience

1959 • 40 citations

Hemispheric lateralization of language in autistic and aphasic children

1983 • 39 citations

Using pictorial representations as communication means with low-functioning children

1983 • 38 citations

Plasticity of Motor Behavior in Monkeys with Crossed Forelimb Nerves

1983 • 36 citations

Experience-Induced Changes in Brain Fine Structure: Their Behavioral Implications

1979 • 36 citations

Relationships of circulating cortisol levels with growth rate and meat tenderness of cattle and sheep

1980 • 34 citations

Excessive Masturbation of Childhood: A Symptom of Tactile Deprivation?

1978 • 33 citations

Sensory Receptor Sensitivity in Autistic Children

1981 • 31 citations

Cutaneous sound localization.

1965 • 31 citations

Hyperkinesis treated by vestibular stimulation: an exploratory study.

1981 • 30 citations

Effect of severe immobilization of the body on intellectual and perceptual processes.

1963 • 30 citations

Persistent auditory disorders in young dyslexic adults

1980 • 30 citations

Images and Language

1978 • 29 citations

Effects of a Vestibular Stimulation Program on Stereotypic Rocking Behavior

1981 • 27 citations

Effects of deafening and blindfolding on amphetamine induced stereotypy in the cat

1977 • 23 citations

Clinical response to clonidine and imipramine, and platelet alpha 2-adrenoreceptors in a case of agoraphobia with panic attacks.

1982 • 23 citations

Changes in cutaneous sensitivity after prolonged exposure to unpatterned light

1964 • 22 citations

Contrasts in visual responsiveness and emotional arousal between rhesus monkeys raised with living and those raised with inanimate substitute mothers.

1979 • 21 citations

Environmental effects on lying behaviour and use of trough space in weaned pigs

1981 • 20 citations

The effects of response contingent vestibular stimulation on the behavior of autistic and retarded children

1976 • 19 citations

Tonic immobility in the rhesus monkey (Macaca mulatta) induced by manipulation, immobilization, and experimental inversion of the visual field.

1938 • 19 citations

Development of a tomographic myelin scan

1981 • 18 citations

Tantrum behavior in the pig.

1944 • 15 citations

Effects of early visual and complex stimulation on learning, brain biochemistry, and electrophysiology

1979 • 14 citations

Infantile autism : proceedings of the Indiana University colloquium

1971 • 14 citations

Possible mechanisms involved in the stereotyped behavior elicited by amphetamine.

1977 • 13 citations

The influence of restricted physical contact with pigs during rearing on the sexual behaviour of the male domestic pig

1979 • 12 citations

A Hypothesis on the Etiology of Hyperactivity, With a Pilot Study Report of Related Nondrug Therapy

1973 • 11 citations

Early handling and maternal behavior: Effect on d-amphetamine responsiveness in rats

1978 • 11 citations

The advantages of being dyslexic

1976 • 10 citations

Comparison of auditory stimulus processing in normal and autistic adolescents

1981 • 9 citations

Effect of Sensory Stimulation on Eye Contact in a Profoundly Retarded Adult

1981 • 7 citations

Locomotor stereotypy in visually deprived kittens.

1978 • 6 citations

Alienation of Affections

1938 • 6 citations

Understanding animal psychology facilitates handling livestock

1979 • 5 citations

Effects of Environmental Stimulation on Behavior as a Function of Type of Behavior Disorder

1979 • 5 citations

Teaching autistic children to follow instructions in a group by a firm physical prompting procedure

1979 • 4 citations

Hyperactivity with Tactile Defensiveness as a Phobia

1980 • 4 citations

Do different behaviors require different central pattern generators

1980 • 1 citations

BEAM Sheds Light on Brain Disorders

1981 • 1 citations