Cluttering brain research study

Dr David Ward at Reading University is interested to hear from anyone who has symptoms of cluttering, perhaps alongside stammering.

Cluttering is a disorder of fluency which sometimes appears alongside stammering. Cluttered speech may sound either fast (or include short bursts of fast speech) or jerky. Speech may be unclear, with words overly run together and there may be an excessive number of normal disfluencies, such as unexpected hesitations, false starts and filler words such as um, er. Sometimes, there may also be problems with expressing points clearly, and explanations may sound confused. In general terms, cluttered speech usually sounds rushed, muddled and unclear.

If you think you might have some of these symptoms or know of anyone who does, and may interested in helping with research, Dr David Ward, who is a speech-language therapist and researcher from the University of Reading would be very keen to hear from you. He is running an fMRI study on cluttering and stammering and is looking for people who clutter to be participants. David can be reached by email at: d.ward@reading.ac.uk

Thank you.