The Conceptualization of Cluttering (TPA-CC)

Data from recent surveys of speech-language clinicians in countries around the world indicate that a majority of the SLPs canvassed feel the need for more knowledge about cluttering and, in particular, information to help clinicians and nonprofessionals to recognize features that are often associated with cluttering (Cook & Adams, 2016; Reichel, Bakker & Myers, 2010; Reichel & Bakker, 2009; Georgieva, 2000). At the ICA meeting held during the 2016 American Speech- Language-Hearing Association convention in Philadelphia, an Ad-hoc Committee was formed for the development of an ICA-sponsored definition of cluttering that is:

• clear and concise, such that nonprofessionals can better understand and recognize cluttering
  

• functional, such that speech and language professionals can use it to assist in the diagnosis of cluttering
  

• consensus-driven to provide a framework for researchers to empirically validate their studies in the area of cluttering.

Members of the committee:

Florence Myers and Klaas Bakker, Co-Chairs

Susanne Cook, Isabella Reichel, Ken St. Louis, Yvonne van Zaalen

The Committee's work was presented at the 2018 Joint World Congress in Hiroshima, Japan.