Aspects of Speech Disfluencies Between School-Aged Children Who Stutter or Clutter: A Pilot Investigation

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This investigation aims to explore the quantitative differences in speech disfluencies between children who stutter and those who clutter.
Classified fluency disorders among 15 boys receiving stuttering instruction with an average age of 9 years 7 months.
Utilized two criteria for classification: JCPC ver.2 and a provisional definition.
Observed speech disfluencies under multiple speaking tasks.
No significant difference in core stuttering disfluency counts between the two groups.
The cluttering group exhibited more additional disfluencies during free conversation and story retelling tasks.
Findings indicate the need for careful assessment using multiple criteria for cluttering evaluation.

Pilot investigation reveals distinct patterns of speech disfluencies in children who stutter or clutter, suggesting further evaluation is needed.

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Iimura et al. (2026) studied this question.

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