Alison, Your response to fusion of cranial sutures was timely. I have just stareted listening to Dr. Upledger's tapes and I find the information therein to be fascinating. My partner and colleague at the Healing Arts Assoc. is a massage therapist who does cranial/sacral work. When she first gave me the tapes I would come into work the next day and tell her about some bit of information that answered the why to certain sucking problems. I knew what was wrong, how ot might be fixed (which is why she thought I'd be interested in the tapes in the first place) but now I understood why. Dr. Upledger is very articulate. He definitely knows his way around the skull and spine. He most definitely is not a guru type. So thanks for speaking up. Oh yes my six year old son is undergoing cranial/sacral work to correct a mild speech difficulty. The improvement after his first 30 minute session is so remarkable that even his teacher wanted to know who his very *talented* speech therapist was. Rita Warren Buffalo,NY