| # | Title | Journal | Year | Citations |
|---|
| 1 | Which terms should be used to describe autism? Perspectives from the UK autism community | Autism | 2016 | 1,148 |
| 2 | The health status of adults on the autism spectrum | Autism | 2015 | 738 |
| 3 | The Prevalence of Anxiety and Mood Problems among Children with Autism and Asperger Syndrome | Autism | 2000 | 706 |
| 4 | Parenting stress and psychological functioning among mothers of preschool children with autism and developmental delay | Autism | 2009 | 578 |
| 5 | What should autism research focus upon? Community views and priorities from the United Kingdom | Autism | 2014 | 494 |
| 6 | Anxiety in High-Functioning Children with Autism | Autism | 2001 | 455 |
| 7 | Explaining differences in age at autism spectrum disorder diagnosis: A critical review | Autism | 2014 | 451 |
| 8 | Sensory processing in adults with autism spectrum disorders | Autism | 2009 | 411 |
| 9 | Mothers supporting children with autistic spectrum disorders | Autism | 2004 | 404 |
| 10 | Presentation of depression in autism and Asperger syndrome | Autism | 2006 | 394 |
| 11 | Quantifying and exploring camouflaging in men and women with autism | Autism | 2017 | 390 |
| 12 | `Make me normal' | Autism | 2008 | 385 |
| 13 | Coping strategies in mothers and fathers of preschool and school-age children with autism | Autism | 2005 | 384 |
| 14 | Diagnosis in Autism | Autism | 1997 | 380 |
| 15 | The pattern of sensory processing abnormalities in autism | Autism | 2006 | 373 |
| 16 | Hardiness and Social Support as Predictors of Stress in Mothers of Typical Children, Children with Autism, and Children with Mental Retardation | Autism | 2002 | 357 |
| 17 | Making the future together: Shaping autism research through meaningful participation | Autism | 2019 | 345 |
| 18 | The art of camouflage: Gender differences in the social behaviors of girls and boys with autism spectrum disorder | Autism | 2017 | 344 |
| 19 | Innovative technology-based interventions for autism spectrum disorders: A meta-analysis | Autism | 2014 | 343 |
| 20 | Outcome in Adult Life for more Able Individuals with Autism or Asperger Syndrome | Autism | 2000 | 339 |
| 21 | Comparison of DSM-IV symptoms in elementary school-age children with PDD versus clinic and community samples | Autism | 2005 | 339 |
| 22 | Evaluation of a New Computer Intervention to Teach People with Autism or Asperger Syndrome to Recognize and Predict Emotions in Others | Autism | 2001 | 330 |
| 23 | Sensory and attention abnormalities in autistic spectrum disorders | Autism | 2006 | 330 |
| 24 | Experiences of autism diagnosis: A survey of over 1000 parents in the United Kingdom | Autism | 2016 | 329 |
| 25 | The CAST (Childhood Asperger Syndrome Test) | Autism | 2002 | 328 |
| 26 | Quality of life in autism across the lifespan: A meta-analysis | Autism | 2015 | 298 |
| 27 | Social challenges and supports from the perspective of individuals with Asperger syndrome and other autism spectrum disabilities | Autism | 2008 | 294 |
| 28 | Conversational Abilities Among Children with Autism and Children with Developmental Delays | Autism | 1998 | 293 |
| 29 | Factors associated with functioning style and coping strategies of families with a child with an autism spectrum disorder | Autism | 2005 | 289 |
| 30 | “Respect the way I need to communicate with you”: Healthcare experiences of adults on the autism spectrum | Autism | 2015 | 285 |
| 31 | Face processing in children with autism | Autism | 2007 | 281 |
| 32 | Understanding emotions from standardized facial expressions in autism and normal development | Autism | 2005 | 278 |
| 33 | Economic cost of autism in the UK | Autism | 2009 | 276 |
| 34 | Motor skills of toddlers with autism spectrum disorders | Autism | 2013 | 265 |
| 35 | Predicting Spoken Language Level in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders | Autism | 2001 | 256 |
| 36 | The Asperger Syndrome (and High-Functioning Autism) Diagnostic Interview (ASDI): A Preliminary Study of a New Structured Clinical Interview | Autism | 2001 | 253 |
| 37 | Atypical object exploration at 12 months of age is associated with autism in a prospective sample | Autism | 2008 | 252 |
| 38 | Access to services, quality of care, and family impact for children with autism, other developmental disabilities, and other mental health conditions | Autism | 2014 | 247 |
| 39 | Loneliness, friendship, and well-being in adults with autism spectrum disorders | Autism | 2014 | 247 |
| 40 | Attention, monotropism and the diagnostic criteria for autism | Autism | 2005 | 243 |
| 41 | A systematic review of sensory processing interventions for children with autism spectrum disorders | Autism | 2015 | 240 |
| 42 | Psychological Disorder in Adolescents and Adults with Asperger Syndrome | Autism | 2000 | 233 |
| 43 | Validation of the Infant—Toddler Checklist as a broadband screener for autism spectrum disorders from 9 to 24 months of age | Autism | 2008 | 231 |
| 44 | Quality of life in high-functioning adults with autism spectrum disorder | Autism | 2006 | 227 |
| 45 | An 8 year follow-up of a specialist supported employment service for high-ability adults with autism or Asperger syndrome | Autism | 2005 | 218 |
| 46 | How many doctors does it take to make an autism spectrum diagnosis? | Autism | 2006 | 216 |
| 47 | College students on the autism spectrum | Autism | 2011 | 215 |
| 48 | The everyday routines of families of children with autism | Autism | 2011 | 215 |
| 49 | Parenting stress and autism: The role of age, autism severity, quality of life and problem behaviour of children and adolescents with autism | Autism | 2014 | 215 |
| 50 | The AASPIRE practice-based guidelines for the inclusion of autistic adults in research as co-researchers and study participants | Autism | 2019 | 215 |
