cluttering

=Cluttering=


 * ==Disorder of both speech and language processing==
 * ==Cluttering is uncommon and misunderstood==
 * ==Commonly observed symptoms:==

Mispronunciation or slurring of speech sounds or deleting non-stressed syllables in longer words (ex: elephant becomes elphant)

 * ==Sloppy handwriting, hyperactivity, distractibility, and limited attention span can accompany cluttering==
 * ==Cluttering was ignored in the U.S. from the 1930's to the mid-1980's==

=Treatment=
 * ==One of the first goals in therapy is reducing speaking rate (some clutterers respond well to timing their speech to a DAF device)==
 * ==Individuals often have to be taught to pause deliberately==
 * ==Easy onset of the voice, more prolonged syllables, and correct breathing can help manage cluttering symptoms==
 * ==Most importantly, the clutterer needs to monitor his or her speech and do anything that makes it easier to do so (listening to a tape with their own speech on it)==
 * ==Clutterers that are not sure they have a problem or that are not concerned about do not improve as much from therapy==