Cluttering communication disorder affects the ability to deliver messages to others in a clear way. Rate of speech, clarity of speech, and/or the organization or relevance of the message are the factors that make it difficult to understand the speaker.

Cluttering Communication Disorder symptoms

• racing thoughts
• rapid and/or irregular rate of speech
• leaving off the ends of words
• omitting or distorting sounds or syllables
• difficulty organizing thoughts and/or getting to the point
• limited awareness of how one’s speech sounds to others
• tendency to interrupt conversational partner
• words or ideas come out differently than intended

Cluttering communication disorder can often coexist with stuttering. As cluttering and stuttering are closely related fluency disorders, a speech-language pathologist with experience in the area of fluency disorders is often the ideal professional to diagnose and/or treat a cluttering disorder.