In a message dated 96-09-25 02:04:07 EDT, wendy inquired about therapists who work with oral aversion: >I read with great interest your recent post about oral defensivity/aversion in neonates. You mentioned 3 or 4 authors (I think) who have written papers? (or authored texts?) on the subject.>> Marjorie Meyer Palmer has written about and goes around the country teaching about desensitization of the orally aversive baby/child. I would suggest you search the OT/PT and Speech Pathology literature for more on this subject. There is a therapist couple who has done alot of work on this subject and I can't remember their names off the top of my head. If I run across their names I will post them. Ah...I just remembered...Wilbarger is their last name and they have a technique that desensitizes touch aversive people. I don't know much about the technique..maybe someone else out there in Lactnet land will know more. Alison H.