Improving Mealtime Oral-Motor Function Through Prefeeding Myofunctional Therapy and Jaw Stabilization Feeding Techniques

This study was designed to assess the effect of a package of prefeeding therapies and the use of jaw stabilization feeding techniques on the time required to feed severely handicapped children, as well as the effect this program package had on food consumption and interfering oral-motor behaviors. A second purpose of the study centered around the visual effect of the feeding technique as determined by a panel of naive observers. This external validation was designed to evaluate the program's effectiveness with regard to the overall appearance of the children during the feeding experience.

Name thesis:degree_name

Ph.D.

Level thesis:degree_level

Dissertation

Discipline thesis:degree_discipline

Education

Grantor

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Year dc:date

2014

Author dc:creator

• Schofield, William Kilroe

• Education, Special

Identifier

(UMI)AAI8203580

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:www.ideals.illinois.edu:2142/68756