Cluttering is a communication disorder characterised by a rapid rate of speech that may come out too fast without proper pronunciation and be somewhat erratic. "A clutterer has no problem putting thoughts into words, but those thoughts become disorganized during speaking" (Wikipedia).

Sometimes the speaker is unaware that their speech is disfluent at all; others are aware but seem unable to do anything about it. Many people wrongfully categorize clutterers with stammerers. Although this is incorrect, there are similarities.

Article

When speech is too cluttered Having been misdiagnosed for years with a stammer, Peter Kissagizlis gives an insight into the rare communication disorder of cluttering.

External websites

Cluttering Yahoo group Internet group, including for friends and family.

International Cluttering Association Formed in May 2007, at the First International Cluttering Conference in Bulgaria.

Wikipedia on Cluttering Anyone can contribute to this online encyclopaedia.

Cluttering - some guidelines Guidelines for identifying cluttered speech and helping to treat it, from the Stuttering Foundation of America. Also available to buy from the BSA shop.

Book reviews

Cluttering - a clinical perspective Edited by Florence L. Myers and Kenneth O. St Louis. Reviewed by Jan Logan.

Stuttering and Cluttering By David Ward. Reviewed by Robin Lickley.