Middle-class adults' knowledge of referral sources for problems of vision, dentition, reading, stuttering, and articulation

A survey of 40 middle-class adults representing four age groups 10 yrs apart was conducted to determine to whom they would refer children with problems involving vision, dentition, reading, stuttering, and articulation. Results indicate that the adults were well informed with respect to referral sources for treatment of vision and dentition but inconsistencies were noted in choosing referral sources for reading, articulation, and especially stuttering. Implications of these findings are discussed.