I got teary eyed again listening to this emotional recount of Oakley's early days, and also so uplifted at hearing his amazing story of how he is slowly recovering against all the odds handed to him at 2 days old. Her energy is infectious and I am deeply humbled listening to their life story.

Daryl is a powerhouse of a mother, forging his path with him. You can find her on Instagram at @acornupdates

Oakley was born with an imperfect brain, and was on a NG tube, intubated and was having seizures. He isn't fully mobile, is registered blind and non-verbal.

This is their wonderful story worth listening to. You don't have to have everything in common in order to gain so much from their experience.

Timestamps:

0.52 Birth story

1.59 Painful diagnosis at 2 days old

3.47 Taken to NICU ( ICN)

4.25 What the MRI showed about Oakley's brain

5.19 Seizures started

7.05 NG tube placed

8.32 What he can do today: Tube free, not blind anymore

10.00 Attitude is key

14.25 Hard days and mum guilt. What works, what doesn't.

18.00 They pick everything up

21.00 How he uses a whiteboard

27.00 From NG tube to eating normally

31.00 Typical day

34.00 Improved sight

38.00 Oakfest - see @teamoakleyeventsThe Cricketer's Pub, Hitchin, Herts, 12th July 2025 11-6 Please go and support and meet Daryl and Oakley if you're living in that area.

Disclaimer: during this recording, the internet cut out so I had to edit this conversation. The thing is, I was a bit overzealous with the editing, a bit like when you cut your own fringe for the first time and cut too much off, and now you can't go back. So I sound like I'm in a hurry at the start, but I promise I calm down.

I have worked with Arjola and Steven for several years and seen tremendous progress. Working with a child for so long has helped me see what can really be achieved, how long it tales, and what it takes, so I can pass that information onto mothers, without relying on theories.

They are both bilingual, living in the USA. He had severe eating issues, he could not chew and held food in his cheeks. When I observe him in calls now, he looks neurotypical, plays appropriately for his age and answers my questions by typing on a tablet.

We both never knew this was going to happen at the start, and persevered.  

This is Arjola's story:

Timestamps:

0.54: Symptoms at the start

1.36: Using homeopathy and supplements

3.56 Food issues, could not chew solids, limited diet

10.00 Non-verbal

11.00 Using play to measure progress

17.26 School not helping

18.56 What happens when the mother takes homeopathy and heals

22.00 I thought I was fine

28.00 I used to focus just on speech, because I want speech to come now

29.00 He is now typing advice to his parents

This is Abigail's story describing all the things she has learned along the way, in 5 years of healing her son with autism issues. She talks about other therapies, how her own healing impacted her child, and how best to the play the long game.

Josh came to my homeopathic team at 6 years old, because he regressed and lost his speech at 18 months old. He had a whole list of issues to be healed.  This is his story, as a child who has made tremendous gains, some came fast and some came slow and steady. 

At the centre of his recovery is his mother, with her calm and determined demeanour, who has a lot of advice and experience to share with you.

Timestamps:

3.31 Gains on the first prescription

5.23 What she was doing before that first prescription

9.24 Using a homeopathy kit herself for acutes and becoming more confident

13.31 When the parents heal, the child heals. "Your child feeds off of what you're going through."

21.19 "They are paying attention to everything around them."

22.15 "Who's going to take care of my child?"

30.23 What do you say to the mother who is looking for that one thing that's going to do it all?

35.00 "I don't know if this is going to work because he won't take anything by mouth"

38.00 He found changes hard

40.00 One of the things in common, in all the children I work with, who are making the best progress

43.00 Her thoughts on working with Siobhan ( on the team)

Carla gave birth to her son at only 24 weeks old.

He had many issues but Carla has done amazing work with her son.

Listen to her story about her experience in the NICU unit, how she dealt with overwhelm in this situation and how she made sure her son had a good diet.

She also talks about tantrums, sleep and screens, and her journey with homeopathy.

She has much to offer mums on a similar journey.

Timestamps:

2.14 NICU unit experience

9.20 Dealing with overwhelm

12.13 How the right attitude helps

16.32 Diet

23.00 Tantrums

27.35 Sleep and screens

35.00 Homeopathy and other therapies

Carly talks about how her son has gradually healed over the past few years, the things she has done and the choices she made at home to facilitate his development in play and speech. She discusses the changes in him over the years and shares her advice for mothers with infants on the spectrum.

These chats are live and unedited. 

If you have any questions after listening to this episode, please send a message on this recording located on Substack.

Work with me as a homeopath here.

This is Michelle Vahey's story of how she recovered her daughter Koa who was given an autism diagnosis at 23 months and is now recovered at 8 years old.

Michelle explains what was important in their journey - and that "it isn't just that  one thing". She tells us what was key for them, and what might help you on your healing journey.

Work with me as a homeopath at www.rita-kara-robinson.com

Today I am answering 2 questions I get asked a lot and they are
"Can I do this other therapy with your homeopathy?"
"Can I take this supplement/spray/add-on with your homeopathy?"
Finally I get the chance to answer these questions fully so you can make that decision.
The information I give is solely based upon my own experience treating around 2000 patients with homeopathy.

This is an episode from my old podcast series. It still gets listened to so I have added it to this series.

If you have any questions after listening to this then get it touch via my contact page on my site here 

Thanks for dropping by, I appreciate your interest.
R x