Poor memory abilities are common in cluttering. Practice telling and retelling stories trying to include more and more details. Use sequence picture cards if necessary. Such abilities can be enhanced. Relaxation and visual imagery exercises may be useful for reducing impulsivity and distractibility.
Attention deficits are common.
Auditory comprehension activities found useful for learning disabled students or aphasic adults may be most appropriate for cluttering clients. Some clutterers have motor coordination, rhythm, and speech melody impairments. Exaggerating various rhythmic patterns and speech prosodic patterns may be helpful. We use exaggeration as auditory imperceptiveness is usually present. Reading and writing difficulties are typical.