Parents' and children's names have been changed to protect their privacy. The quotes below are the parent's own words from our private community, lightly trimmed.
Over the course of about a year, a parent in our program saw her son go from trying his very first new homemade recipe to eating nuggets with hidden vegetables, cutting out most processed snacks, and starting to use the potty independently. Results vary by family, but this story shows steady, small wins building over time.
| Where they started | Where they are now |
|---|---|
| In the first post, a parent in our program shared her son's very first win trying a new homemade recipe, carrot cake donuts, alongside quality time with his older brother. | Nearly a year later, the family has cut out most processed snacks, her son is trying and accepting new foods like homemade nuggets, and he has started going to the potty independently, along with small sensory wins like tolerating a bandaid for the first time. |
A parent in our program tried her first new recipe, turning carrot cake muffins into donuts, and her son ate them while she enjoyed quality time cooking with her older son too.
“Made the carrot cake muffins into donuts. My older son loved cooking them with me” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Nearly a year later, the family reached four days without processed snacks, a milestone the parent described as huge for them.
“Going on Day 4 of no processed snacks, which is HUGE for us” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son tried mini donuts made from hulk pancakes for the first time and ate them, continuing the pattern of accepting new foods in a familiar shape.
“Turned the hulk pancakes into mini donuts and he ate them. First time trying” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son tried homemade nuggets with mashed cauliflower mixed in, initially spit them out, then came back and ate all four about 45 minutes later. The same week he let his mom put a bandaid on his hurt toe for the first time.
“About 45 minutes later he came back to it tried it again and ate all 4! Such a win” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
After working on potty training since early June, her son began sitting on the potty to pee and sometimes poop without being prompted multiple times, a big source of pride for his mom.
“has gone and sat on the potty when he has to go pee and even a couple times when he's had to go poop” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
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This is one family's experience, shared by a parent in our private community in their own words. Parents' and children's names have been changed to protect their privacy. Results vary from child to child. Six Months to Speech is a coaching and education program, not medical treatment, and it does not replace care from your child's doctors or therapists.
About the author. Chelsea Juels, M.S. (@the_holistic_schoolpsych, The Holistic School Psych), is a mom of three, a Certified Nutritional Therapist with an autism focus, and holds an M.S. in School Psychology. Her twin boys were level 3 autistic and nonverbal; today they speak in full sentences. More about Chelsea.
This article is educational and is not medical advice. Talk with your child's pediatrician about any medical, feeding or diet concerns. Individual results vary. Published November 2, 2026.
For this family it was about a year of small, steady steps, starting with one new recipe and building up to cutting processed snacks and potty progress. Every kid is different and results vary, but consistency seemed to matter a lot here.
This mom found that shape and presentation made a difference, like turning familiar recipes into donuts, and she kept gently reintroducing foods even after a food was initially rejected. If you want more ideas like this, our free live training walks through how we coach families on this.
Not completely. The parent mentioned they still had occasional siete tortilla chips or a fruit bar, but cut out most processed snacks since early summer. Results and pace will look different for every family, and the free live training can show you how we guide this process.
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