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 about seven months, this parent in our program saw her daughter and son move from refusing foods and limited communication to accepting new foods, responding to their names, and speaking new words and first sentences. Results like this vary by family, but the posts show steady, small wins building month over month.
| Where they started | Where they are now |
|---|---|
| In April 2025, both children were selective eaters refusing many foods, and the daughter mostly communicated through scripting rather than responding to her name, while the son had not yet said vowels or words beyond scripting. | By November 2025, both children are trying new foods, the son is stringing together first sentences, repeating words and naming facial features, and the daughter is responding to her name and singing songs, with the family reporting calmer, happier moments together. |
The daughter began accepting new foods like pancakes, bacon, and donuts, stayed engaged with a cutting activity, stacked blocks, and said a few words including 'happy birthday' and smelling a flower, while the son mimicked vowels for the first time and stayed calm in the yard.
“she actually accepted the bacon after throwing it off her high chair multiple times” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The son said 'again' and 'ready set go' for the first time, while the daughter showed progress responding to her name, and the son ate almost an entire pizza.
“I’m blown away by the speech progression! [My son] said for the first time “again” when he was responding to his dad!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The daughter asked to have things opened, the son tried a pizza bowl without bread, enjoyed dairy free ice cream, repeated the word popsicle, tried a chicken finger, and his speech therapist reported progress.
“It’s been really nice to finally get a report from his speech therapist that says that he is making progress instead of him not making any progress” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The son said new words like 'car', recited a street address from a book, tried pancakes and sweet potato pancakes, waved and said bye-bye, and had potty success at school and at home.
“He went poop on the potty at school!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The daughter went down the slide at home for the first time, ate most of her meats, and the son was seen eating at school.
“[My daughter] finally going down the slide at home!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The daughter responded to her name again, the son said his own name for the first time, identified and named his facial features, spoke his first sentence, and began repeating many more words.
“[My son]’s first time ever saying this sentence!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
The son practiced new words and animal sounds, greeted classmates with high fives and hellos at school, stayed calm and happy at his first birthday party, and the daughter was singing Christmas songs for the first time.
“He was very calm and he seemed very happy to be there, which made me so happy!” (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 11, 2026.
For this mom, small food wins like accepting pancakes and bacon started showing up within the very first month she shared updates. Every family's timeline looks different though, so results vary. If you want to learn the approach behind these kinds of shifts, our free live training walks through how we coach families on nutrition changes.
The posts show this family's son moving from early vowel sounds and single words to saying his own name and a first sentence over several months, and the daughter responding to her name and joining in songs. We can't promise the same results for every child since every journey is unique, but the free live training explains the overall approach this family was using.
Based on these posts, the parent slowly introduced new foods and textures, like cauliflower rice, chicken fingers, and dairy-free ice cream, and celebrated each small acceptance as a win. Results vary by child, but if you want to understand the nutrition framework behind this kind of progress, check out our free live training.
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