About Rocks Make Pebbles
Free, calm and practical help for Canadian families with autistic children.
In short
Rocks Make Pebbles publishes free, sourced guides for parents and caregivers of autistic children in Canada. Each guide answers a parent's question in plain English, links every fact to its source and shows the date it was checked. We are independent, with no ads, sponsorship or affiliate links, and we are run by TCG Community Apps Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales.
What we make
- Parent guides on the questions families ask first, from waiting for an autism assessment to First-Then boards, meltdowns, feelings and toilet training. Each guide starts with a short answer and links every fact to its source. We published our first seven Canadian guides on October 1, 2026. We also write guides for the child care and school staff who work with autistic children, which parents can share with their child's program or school.
- A glossary of the words you will hear from professionals, in plain English.
- Where to get help: Canadian helplines and services, with the date we last checked them.
- Autism statistics for Canada, with every figure dated and sourced.
- Free printables, such as a First-Then board and a one-page profile, on letter-size paper.
How we approach autism
- We write "autistic child", because many autistic people prefer it. Some families and services prefer other words, and we respect the words each family uses.
- We focus on understanding, communication and well-being. We never set goals of making a child look less autistic, stopping harmless stimming or forcing eye contact.
- We describe therapies neutrally, including applied behaviour analysis (ABA), which is part of public programs in several provinces. We explain the options and never judge the choices families make.
- We say how strong the evidence is, including when it is weak or missing.
- We write for families across Canada and say when programs or rules differ between provinces and territories. Our guides are in English and don't yet cover services that exist only in Quebec.
Who we are
Rocks Make Pebbles is independent. We are not part of any government, health service, school board or charity. We don't carry ads, sponsorship or affiliate links, and no one can pay to be mentioned in our guides.
Rocks Make Pebbles is run by TCG Community Apps Ltd, a company registered in England and Wales (company number 17268896), with its registered office at 66 Paul Street, London EC2A 4NA. We also publish guides for families in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Read how we write and check our guides, including how we use AI tools and who reviews our work.
Reviewers wanted
We are looking for Canadian professionals to review our guides, each in their own field: speech-language pathologists, psychologists, pediatricians and developmental pediatricians, and occupational therapists registered in their province or territory; education lawyers and advocates; Disability Tax Credit and benefits advisers; and Registered Behaviour Analysts in Ontario. We also want parents and autistic adults. Each reviewer's name and role will appear on the guides they check. If that could be you, email support@rocksmakepebbles.co.uk.
Get in touch
Email support@rocksmakepebbles.co.uk, in English or French, or see our contact page. We can't give advice about your own child, but our where to get help page lists people who can.