outward manifestation of a "central language imbalance". The First World Conference on Cluttering was held in May 2007 in Razlog, Bulgaria. It had over 60 participants from North America, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Society and culture Weiss claimed that Battaros, Demosthenes, Pericles, Justinian, Otto von Bismarck, and Winston Churchill were clutterers. He says about these people, "Each of these contributors to world history viewed his world holistically, and was not deflected by exaggerated attention to small details. Perhaps then, they excelled because of, rather than in spite of, their [cluttering]." See also Voice disorders Developmental verbal dyspraxia References Sources Studies in Tachyphemia, An Investigation of Cluttering and General Language Disability. Speech Rehabilitation Institute. New York, 1963. Myers, F. and K. St. Louis, (1992) Cluttering: A Clinical Perspective, Leicester, England: Far Communications External links Too fast for words: Easy explanations and tips for treatment and coping Cluttering: Some Guidelines Overview of Cluttering International Cluttering Association page ASHA Cluttering Updated Article ISAD presentation on cluttering experience Computer Aided Assessment of Cluttering Severity Communication disorders Sociolinguistics Human voice Oral communication Human communication Speech disorders Medical terminology Speech and language pathology Dyslexia