The persistence of primitive postural and righting reflexes in schizophrenic children has been stressed by Lauretta Bender and her associates. 1-3 They claim that such reflexes, particularly the tonic neck reflex, are retained in these children far beyond the normal age and are a manifestation of a disturbance in the maturational processes. The studies by Silver 4 and Teicher 5 of the postural and righting responses of schizophrenic children support these concepts. These children had no signs of neurologic disease as measured by standard techniques. They did show motor disturbances when examined in special ways, e. g., whirling when the head was passively rotated, a phenomenon also found in children with organic brain disease. 6 Although Bender 1-3 stresses the role of tonic neck reflexes in the motility patterns of schizophrenic children, and Schilder 7 emphasized the importance of vestibular function in psychosis, there has been no survey of the