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 six months, a parent in our program watched her son shift from constant snack-cupboard battles to calmly ignoring treats, while also beginning to try new foods and drinks like green smoothies, homemade juice, red peppers and chamomile tea. Results vary by child, but this is one real example of gradual progress shared in our community.
| Where they started | Where they are now |
|---|---|
| In February 2026, this parent shared that her son was getting good reports from school and was "in good form & working well," while snack time was still a struggle, with him regularly begging and trying to help himself to treats from the cupboard. | By August 2026, her son had gone from fighting for treats to calmly ignoring them, and had started accepting a range of new foods and drinks he'd never tried before, including a green smoothie, a homemade beetroot juice, red peppers in a curry, and cooled chamomile tea. |
This parent shared encouraging updates from her son's school, noting he was in good form and working well, though cautious about getting too hopeful.
“He's in good form & working well. Hope I haven't jinxed it” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son stopped begging at the snack cupboard and no longer tried to help himself to treats, and was unbothered even when others ate treats in front of him.
“if someone is eating a treat in front of him now he's not bothered at all” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
He drank a small amount of an apple spinach smoothie by spoon, without needing it disguised in yogurt as before.
“drank ¼ cup of apple spinach smoothie via spoon-feed without it been disguised in coconut yogurt” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
He ate a full bowl of chicken curry with red peppers, courgette, cauliflower rice and ghee, which this parent called a small win.
“Small win. Chicken curry with red peppers + courgette + cauliflower rice with ghee. [My son] actually ate the red peppers. Empty bowl.” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
After some hesitation, he drank a full glass of a homemade beetroot, carrot, lemon and green apple juice.
“He was a bit hesitant as first, but he drank it all” (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 3, 2026.
No, the posts just show her son naturally losing interest in begging for treats over time. Every child is different and results vary, so if you want to understand the approach behind this kind of change, our free live training walks through how we support families.
For this parent, the shifts she shared happened gradually over several months, from April through August. Progress timelines are different for every child, and we talk more about what realistic progress can look like in our free live training.
This is just one family's real experience shared in our community, so results vary from child to child. If you're curious how this kind of progress is supported, we'd encourage you to join our free live training to learn more.
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