Abstract
Note: This article was first presented as a part of a workshop, "Oral-Motor Function and Dysfunction in Children" sponsored by the Division of Physical Therapy, Department of Medical Allied Health Professions, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and supported in part by a grant from the Bureau of Community Health Services, Department of Health, Education and Welfare. The dates were 25–28 May 1977. The proceedings of the conference were later published in a book, Oral-Motor Function and Dysfunction in Children, edited by Janet M. Wilson. This chapter is reprinted here with the permission of the author and the editor.