David walks Mama Sanchez through his theory on how people who stutter cope with stuttering through the “6 Stages of Stuttering Identity.” Stages include Ignorance, Denial, Avoidance, Exploration, Acceptance I, and Acceptance II. He describes the typical thoughts, emotions, and behaviors in each stage and criteria for moving to the next stage. Desensitization segments this episode include “Facts Machine” and “The Top 10 Ways to Explain to Your Child Why People Stutter.”

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TOP 10: WAYS TO EXPLAIN TO YOUR CHILD WHY PEOPLE STUTTER

1. Because I said so.
2. They were bit by radioactive spiders and now we have all of these… strange… feelings… and strange… abilities
3. Stuttering is just one big social experiment
4. Because God stutters
5. To make it more fair for everybody else
6. Because it’s ok to stutter
7. Because their hyper-intelligent brains think faster than their lips can move
8. So other people who stutter can have friends who “get it”
9. To add............... dramatic effect
10. To weed out the bad listeners and find good friends

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