Media kit
For podcasts, reviewers, bloggers, bookstores, and event hosts. Everything here may be used to feature the book. For interviews and review copies, email rebecca@autismnutrients.com.
The book
- Title
- Why Isn’t My Child Talking?
- Subtitle
- What Biology Can Tell Us About Speech Delay, Behavior, Regression, and the Nervous System
- Author
- Rebecca Erickson
- Foreword
- Richard E. Frye, MD, PhD, pediatric neurologist and autism researcher
- Publisher
- Rebecca Erickson
- Formats
- Paperback, Kindle
- Release
- Coming soon in paperback and Kindle
- Categories
- Parenting; children’s health; special needs
- Companion
- Why Isn’t My Child Talking? Parent Study Guide & Reflection Workbook (paperback)
- Contact
- rebecca@autismnutrients.com
Descriptions
One sentence
A mother’s guide to what biology can tell us about speech delay, behavior, regression, and the nervous system, with a foreword by pediatric neurologist Richard E. Frye, MD, PhD.
Back-cover description
When a child struggles with speech, behavior, sleep, attention, or regulation, parents are often told to wait, manage symptoms, or focus only on therapy. But what if biology is part of the story? In this book, Rebecca Erickson explores how oxidative stress, energy production, methylation, cell signaling, gut health, and nervous system support may influence a child’s ability to communicate, connect, and thrive.
Written for parents in clear, compassionate language, this book offers a framework for understanding why some children are overwhelmed and what supportive steps may help.
About the author
Short bio
Rebecca Erickson is a mother, researcher, and founder focused on helping families better understand the biology behind speech, behavior, and nervous system challenges.
Longer bio
Rebecca Erickson is a mother, researcher, and founder focused on helping families better understand the biology behind speech, behavior, and nervous system challenges.
She and her husband, Paul, have three children. Both of their sons were diagnosed with autism, and both began speaking at four. Rebecca started researching because she wanted to understand them, and the framework she built from that research became the Biological Order of Repair™ and the Core Support Plan™, shared with families at AutismNutrients.com.
Rebecca homeschools her children and leads a local group for moms raising children with special needs. When she needs quiet, she paints landscapes, tends her flowers, and walks trails through the woods.
Interview topics
- Why speech can be a messenger, not the whole story
- Fight-or-flight isn’t a behavior: what parents can do in the moment
- Why the order of support matters for a child’s nervous system
- What lab tests can and cannot tell parents
- Raising two sons with autism who began speaking at four
- Sleep, eating, toileting, and movement as part of one connected story
Endorsements
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