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.
A mom in our program shared her son's progress over several months, from saying his first words in years at a party to speaking in full sentences like "share with me" and riding a scooter for the first time. Results vary for every child, but this family saw steady gains in speech, following directions, and motor skills over the course of their journey.
| Where they started | Where they are now |
|---|---|
| At the start of this journey, the mom shared that her son finally drank a juice blend and coped well at a party, giving a high five and saying bye for the first time in over two years. He was also willingly giving his baby sister kisses. | By the later months, he was speaking in full sentences in context, following multi-step directions without distress, riding a scooter after struggling with motor planning, playing with toys functionally, and his teacher noted major improvements in focus and receptive language at school. |
He drank a new juice blend, coped well at a party including giving a high five and saying bye for the first time in over two years, and started willingly giving his baby sister kisses.
“gave someone a high five (when they asked) and said bye when we were leaving” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
His mom noticed his receptive language slowly improving, with him getting up and walking with her when asked, and even picking up a chair on his own when his grandmother asked him to.
“If I previously said to him come let's go to the car or downstairs he would just stare into space now he immediately gets up and walks with me” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Even while off his usual diet during travel, he was speaking more, showing better receptive language, taking off his own clothes and diaper at bath time, and telling his therapist he was angry when he wanted to stop a session.
“his diet has been very off so he's been having gluten and dairy but he's still able to fall asleep without melatonin” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
He spoke in full sentences in context, his teacher reported major improvements in focus and concentration with plans to move him up a grade, and he began playing with cars functionally and attempting to ride a scooter.
“he then went outside to my garden to break my flowers but they're dead since it's winter in South Africa, and he says “I want flowers I want flowers!”” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
After previously struggling to move his feet forward in a bilateral movement due to motor planning difficulties, he finally learned to ride a scooter or bike.
“He was never able to move his feet forward in a bilateral movement due to severe motor planning issues” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son walked into her room and asked her a simple, spontaneous question, a small but meaningful moment in his ongoing speech progress.
“[My son] just walked into my room and says “mama how you”” (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 October 23, 2026.
The posts mention a juice blend and some comments about being off his usual diet during travel, but every family's approach looks different. Results vary, and if you want to understand how nutrition fits into this kind of journey, our free live training walks through the basics.
This mom shared updates over about six months, with small wins building month by month rather than happening overnight. Every child's timeline is different, so we always say results vary, but you can get a feel for the pace of change by joining our free live training.
The posts mention things like OT and primitive reflex work alongside the program, so this mom's experience reflects a combination of supports working together. We can't speak to what's right for your child specifically, but our free live training explains how families typically approach this alongside other supports.
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