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8 March 2022

Cluttering in the Speech of Young Men With Fragile X Syndrome

Publication: Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Volume 65, Number 3
Pages 954-969

Abstract

Purpose:

Cluttering is a fluency disorder that has been noted clinically in individuals with fragile X syndrome (FXS). Yet, cluttering has not been systematically characterized in this population, hindering identification and intervention efforts. This study examined the rates of cluttering in male young adults with FXS using expert clinical opinion, the alignment between expert clinical opinion and objectively quantified features of cluttering from language transcripts, and the association between cluttering and aspects of the FXS phenotype.

Method:

Thirty-six men with FXS (aged 18–26 years; M = 22, SD = 2.35) contributed language samples and completed measures of nonverbal cognition, autism symptoms, anxiety, and symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). The presence of cluttering was determined by the consensus of two clinical experts in fluency disorders based on characteristics exhibited in the language sample. Cluttering features (speech rate, disfluencies, etc.) were also objectively quantified from the language transcripts.

Results:

Clinical experts determined that 50% of participants met the criteria for a cluttering diagnosis. Phrase repetitions were the most salient feature that distinguished individuals who cluttered. Although the presence of cluttering was not associated with autism symptoms or mean length of utterance, cluttering was more likely to occur when nonverbal cognitive ability was higher, ADHD symptoms were elevated, and anxiety symptoms were low.

Conclusions:

Half of the male young adults with FXS exhibited cluttering, which supports FXS as a genetic diagnosis that is highly enriched for risk of cluttering. Cluttering was associated with increased ADHD symptoms and cognitive ability and reduced anxiety symptoms. This study contributes a new description of the clinical presentation of cluttering in men with FXS and may lead to improved understanding of the potential underlying mechanisms of cluttering and eventual refinements to treatment and diagnosis.

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Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research
Volume 65Number 3March 2022
Pages: 954-969
PubMed: 35196138

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  • Received: Aug 17, 2021
  • Revised: Oct 29, 2021
  • Accepted: Nov 22, 2021
  • Published online: Feb 23, 2022
  • Published in issue: Mar 8, 2022

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Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Department of Psychology, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Kathleen Scaler Scott
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Monmouth University, West Long Branch, NJ
Charley Adams
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia
Jessica S. Kisenwether
Weill Cornell Medicine, New York, NY
Lisa Giuffre
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA
Jenna Reed
Department of Speech-Language Pathology, Misericordia University, Dallas, PA
Angela John Thurman
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento
MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento
Leonard Abbeduto
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento
MIND Institute, University of California Davis Health, Sacramento
Jessica Klusek
Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of South Carolina, Columbia

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Disclosure: The authors have declared that no competing financial or nonfinancial interests existed at the time of publication.
Correspondence to Jessica Klusek: [email protected]
Editor-in-Chief: Bharath Chandrasekaran
Editor: Julie D. Anderson
Katherine Bangert and Kathleen Scaler Scott are co-first authors.

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