If you or someone you love has a fluency disorder, you are not alone. The Flaum Center for Stuttering at The Ohio State University Speech-Language-Hearing Clinic provides evaluation and therapy for children, teens, and adults, including OSU students, who experience a fluency disorder. 

Our team offers individual and group therapy, family counseling, and support connecting to the wider stuttering community. All services are provided by graduate clinicians training in the Department of Speech and Hearing Science under expert faculty supervision. 

What is a fluency disorder?

A fluency disorder is an interruption to the forward flow of speech that can negatively impact an individual's communication effectiveness, communication efficiency, and willingness to speak (ASHA, 2026).

Stuttering?

Stuttering is the most common fluency disorder. It typically emerges in childhood, between the ages of 2 - 5, and onset may be gradual or sudden. Stuttering behaviors can include repeated sounds or words, prolonged sounds, or blocks. For some, physical tension and other secondary behaviors may accompany stuttering. Importantly, people who stutter may experience psychological, emotional, social and functional impacts.  

Cluttering?

Cluttering is a breakdown in speech clarity accompanied by perceived rapid rate/ irregular speech rate often characterized by deletion or collapse of syllables. 

Acquired Stuttering

Stuttering can also emerge due to stroke, traumatic brain injury, degenerative disease, neurological conditions, or medications. This differs from developmental stuttering in onset and presentation and requires its own evaluation and therapy approach. 

If you or a loved one are experiencing difficulties communicating related to stuttering or cluttering, please contact us at 614-292-6251 or email slhclinic@osu.edu.

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