Abstract For a long time children with autism have been thought unable to establish the attachment relationship. This paper systematically reviews the latest development on the following aspects of the attachment relationship in autistic children, including mainly the existence of attachment behaviors, which focuses on the investigation into the secure attachment behavior; the theoretical models of the development of attachment; the research paradigms of the attachment; the types distribution of the attachment and the influential factors of the attachment development among autistic children. In the final part of the thesis, the author combines the analysis of research on the attachment in children with autism and provides some thoughts for reference.