About cluttering
Cluttering was long considered the orphan or stepchild in the field of speech-language pathology (Weiss, 1964, 1968). The Swiss physician, David Bazin, may have been among the first in modern times to describe cluttering in 1717 (Luchsinger, 1963). However, it was not until the publications of the Austrian-born physician, Deso Weiss (1964), that cluttering began to gain widespread recognition. Cluttering did not fit into any other defined area until then and remained not widely understood until the end of the twentieth century. Beginning at that time, a variety of symptoms that were difficult to categorize began to be increasingly attributed to cluttering. There was no clear universally accepted understanding of the nature of cluttering. Since some literature about cluttering has been published in North America in the last two decades, the disorder has become more widely recognized. With this website, we will attempt to clarify the disorder of cluttering, in light of recent scientific research (evidence-based practice) and clinical reports (practical-based evidence).