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 parent in our program shared her son's journey from struggling with imitation and potty training to becoming fully potty trained, trying new foods, riding a scooter, swimming in deep water, and now beginning to say words like 'I love you.' Results vary by child, and this family's story shows gradual, steady progress over many months rather than an overnight change.
| Where they started | Where they are now |
|---|---|
| At the start of this journey, imitation was described as always a challenge for her son, though he had just begun imitating peekaboo and simple songs, and he was not yet potty trained. | Her son is now fully potty trained, dressing himself, riding a scooter independently, swimming in deep water, trying new foods, sitting through a movie, and beginning to use emerging language including saying 'I love you.' |
Her son began imitating peekaboo and following along with simple songs after imitation had always been a challenge, and shortly after started going potty on his own for both pee and poop.
“imitating has always been a challenge for [my son], but his finally doing it” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
He enjoyed an outing to the aquarium, tried new foods like oxtail and cantaloupe on his own, became fully potty trained with no more accidents, and started putting on his shoes without prompting.
“After almost a year in the program [my son] is 100% potty trained no more accidents!!! no more pull-ups!!!!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
After losing hope that this step would happen, her son surprised his mom by riding his scooter on his own for about half an hour.
“i didnt think he would take interest out of nowhere for his scooter and surprise me by riding it for about a good 1/2 hr on his own” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son began dressing himself, still needing help with tightening, and showed excitement and pride in his achievement.
“he is now dressing himself he still needs help tightening up, but he smiles and jumps of his achievement” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
After two months of swimming lessons, her son swam in a 6-8 foot deep pool, which his mom described as representing greater strength, coordination, confidence, and focus.
“I watched [my son] swim in a pool that was 6–8 feet deep” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son began saying his first emerging words, including 'I love you,' and his mom shared that speech was at the beginning stage of coming in after joining the program at age 4.
“language is emerging finally “ I LOVE YOU”” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son sat through his first movie theater outing, watching with interest, noticing similarities between the screen and his own clothes and toys, and staying regulated through snacks and the full movie.
“he sat down and actually watched the movie with interest!!” (parent in Six Months to Speech)
Her son's language continued to develop gradually, which his mom described as motivating fuel for continuing the journey.
“slowly but surely we are getting language in” (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 21, 2026.
In this family's posts, speech began emerging gradually after about a year or more in the program, following earlier progress in areas like imitation, potty training, and new skills. Every child's timeline is different, so results vary. If you want to understand the approach behind stories like this, our free live training walks through how it works.
We only know what this parent shared in her community posts, so we can't speak to anything beyond that. What we can say is that she saw steady wins over many months in areas like potty training, trying new foods, and eventually language. Results vary for every family, and the free live training explains the overall approach if you're curious.
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