Cluttering: A Handbook of Research, Intervention and Education

316 Pages·2011·4.036 MB·English

by  David Ward (ed.) and Kathleen Scaler Scott (ed.)

Cluttering

Very few people are aware of the significant negative impact that cluttering—a
communication disorder that affects a person’s ability to speak in a clear, concise and
fluent manner—can have on one’s life educationally, socially and vocationally.
Although different from stuttering, it is often related to this more well-known
disorder. This book treats cluttering as a serious communication disorder in its own
right, providing an in-depth examination of the critical factors surrounding its
assessment, treatment and research.
Using evidence-based data as well as information regarding the assessment and
treatment of cluttering within the field of speech-language pathology, the volume
includes the latest research findings and work from leading worldwide cluttering
experts. Current viewpoints regarding cluttering along with substantiated evidence
are provided. Research findings are presented regarding the nature and neurology of
cluttering. A range of successful assessment and treatment methodologies are
described in the context of disorders that may co-occur with cluttering, such as autism
spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, Down syndrome and stuttering. Future
directions with regards to the definition, teaching and researching of cluttering are
also addressed.
Students, faculty members, researchers and clinicians in the field of speech
pathology will find this book an essential and unique source of information on
cluttering.
David Ward is a specialist speech and language therapist in disfluency within the
NHS and lectures on disorders of fluency at The University of Reading, UK. He is
currently Chair of the International Cluttering Association’s academic and research
committee, and is involved in research into both theoretical and clinical aspects
of stuttering and cluttering. His book, Stuttering and Cluttering was published by
Psychology Press in 2006.
Kathleen Scaler Scott is a practising speech-language pathologist and researcher who
specialises in fluency disorders. She has lectured nationally and internationally on
fluency disorders and social communication disorders. She is currently Coordinator
of the International Cluttering Association, and Assistant Professor in the
Department of Speech-Language Pathology at Misericordia University, USA.
Cluttering
A Handbook of Research,
Intervention and Education
David Ward and Kathleen Scaler Scott
First published 2011
by Psychology Press
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Cluttering : a handbook of research, intervention, and education /

[edited by]

David Ward & Kathleen Scaler Scott.

p. ; cm.

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN 978–1–84872–029–9 (hbk. : alk. paper) 1. Cluttering (Speech
pathology)–Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Ward, David, 1956 Dec. 9– II.
Scott, Kathleen Scaler, 1969–
[DNLM: 1. Speech Disorders. WM 475 C649 2011]

RC424.5.C57 2011

362.196′855–dc22

2010025268
ISBN: 978-1-84872-029-9 (hbk only)
This book is dedicated to the memory of Peter Kissagizlis—a
true pioneer in the cause of understanding cluttering.
Contents

List of contributors ix
Acknowledgements xi
List of figures xii
List of tables xiii
Editors’ introduction xv
PART I
The nature and neurology of cluttering 1
1 Cluttering: a neurological perspective 3
PER A. ALM
2 Possible genetic factors in cluttering 29
DENNIS DRAYNA
3 Motor speech control and cluttering 34
DAVID WARD
4 A preliminary comparison of speech rate, self-evaluation, and
disfluency of people who speak exceptionally fast, clutter, or speak
normally 45
KLAAS BAKKER, FLORENCE L. MYERS, LAWRENCE J. RAPHAEL, AND
KENNETH O. ST. LOUIS
PART II
Cluttering and co-occurring disorders 67
5 The epidemiology of cluttering with stuttering 69
PETER HOWELL AND STEPHEN DAVIS
6 Cluttering and Down syndrome 90
JOHN VAN BORSEL
viii Contents
7 Cluttering and learning disabilities 100
YVONNE VAN ZAALEN, FRANK WIJNEN, AND PHILIP H. DEJONCKERE
8 Cluttering and autism spectrum disorders 115
KATHLEEN SCALER SCOTT
PART III
Assessment and treatment of cluttering 135
9 The assessment of cluttering: rationale, tasks, and interpretation 137
YVONNE VAN ZAALEN, FRANK WIJNEN, AND PHILIP DEJONCKERE
10 Treatment of cluttering: a cognitive-behavioral approach
centered on rate control 152
FLORENCE L. MYERS
11 Intervention strategies for cluttering disorders 175
ELLEN BENNETT LANOUETTE
12 Assessment and intervention of Japanese children exhibiting
possible cluttering 198
SHOKO MIYAMOTO
13 Self-help and support groups for people with cluttering 211
KATHLEEN SCALER SCOTT AND KENNETH O. ST. LOUIS
PART IV
Current and future directions in cluttering 231
14 Defining cluttering: the lowest common denominator 233
KENNETH O. ST. LOUIS AND KATRIN SCHULTE
15 Scope and constraint in the diagnosis of cluttering: combining
two perspectives 254
DAVID WARD
16 International perspectives on perceiving, identifying, and
managing cluttering 263
ISABELLA K. REICHEL AND JURIS G. DRAGUNS
17 Cluttering in the academic curriculum 280
JOHN A. TETNOWSKI AND JILL DOUGLASS
Author index 297
Subject index 305
Contributors

Per Alm, PhD Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden

Klaas Bakker, PhD Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders,

Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri, USA
Ellen Bennett Lanouette, PhD Texas, USA
Stephen Davis, PhD Department of Psychology, University College London,
UK
Philipe Dejonckere, PhD University Medical Centre Utrecht, The Netherlands
Jill Douglass, Doctoral Student, Department of Communicative Disorders,
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
Juris G. Draguns, PhD Department of Psychology, Pennsylvania State
University, University Park, Pennsylvania, USA
Dennis Drayna, PhD National Institute on Deafness and Other Communi­
cation Disorders, Bethesda, MD, USA
Peter Howell, PhD Department of Psychology, University College, London,
UK
Shoko Miyamoto, PhD Department of Speech, Language and Hearing
Therapy, Mejiro University, Saitama, Japan
Florence L. Myers, PhD Department of Communication Sciences and
Disorders, Adelphi University, Long Island, New York, USA
Lawrence Raphael, PhD Department of Communication Sciences and
Disorders, Adelphi University, Long Island, New York, USA
Isabella Reichel, PhD Graduate Program in Speech and Language Pathology,
Touro College, New York, USA
Kathleen Scaler Scott, PhD Department of Speech-Language Pathology,
Misericordia University, Dallas, Pennsylvania, USA
x List of contributors
Katrin Schulte, PhD Department of Rehabilitation Science/Communication
Disorders, Technische Universität Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany
Kenneth O. St. Louis, PhD Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology,
West Virginia University, Morgantown, West Virginia, USA
John A. Tetnowski, PhD Department of Communicative Disorders,
University of Louisiana at Lafayette, Lafayette, Louisiana, USA
John Van Borsel, PhD Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium, and
Universidade Veiga de Almeida, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
Yvonne van Zaalen, PhD Fontys University, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
David Ward, PhD Department of Clinical Language Sciences, The University
of Reading, Reading, UK
Frank Wijnen, PhD UIL OTS, Utrecht University, The Netherlands
Acknowledgements

We would like to extend our grateful thanks to all our contributors for their
wonderful efforts. Thanks are also due to the editorial team at Psychology
Press; in particular, Eleanor Jones, Sharla Plant and Kristin Susser, whose
thoroughness, patience and guidance we have very much appreciated
throughout the book’s production. Finally, thanks to our respective families
for support and patience throughout this process.
David Ward & Kathleen Scaler Scott