Our app for parents, in private beta

Rock by Rocks Make Pebbles

A private case file for parents and carers. Log what happens, keep every diary page and letter, track what you have asked for and who still owes you a reply, and write calm, factual emails when you need to chase.

In a small private beta, by invitation. Free during the beta, with no adverts or tracking. Already invited? Sign in to Rock.

Rock's home screen for Sam's file: 3 open requests, 5 due this week. Buttons for Log something and Scan a diary page or letter, a diary page waiting to be checked and requests due this week.Rock's Requests screen: 3 waiting for a reply, 1 past the date. Each request shows who it went to, the reply-by date and a label such as 2 days overdue or due tomorrow.

In short

Rock by Rocks Make Pebbles is an app for parents and carers of autistic children and children with special educational needs. It keeps your notes, photos of nursery and school diary pages, letters, requests, referrals and deadlines in one file the whole family can see. It reminds you when a reply is due and helps you write calm, factual emails, which you check and send yourself. Rock is in a small private beta, by invitation.

Why we made Rock

Getting support for a young child means paperwork: notes in the nursery diary, accident forms, letters about referrals, emails asking for things, and dates in all of them. It usually sits in one parent's head and phone, and it is easy to lose track of who said they would reply, and when.

Rock puts it in one file that both parents, or a parent and a carer, can see. It keeps the originals safe, keeps what happened apart from what you think about it, and helps you ask for things clearly and on the record.

What is in Rock

Five tabs along the bottom (Home, Timeline, Requests, People and More), and big buttons for the two things you do most.

Log it in a minute

Tap Log something and answer four short prompts: what was happening just before, what your child did, what helped and how long it took to settle. Add where it happened, a tag or two and a photo if you have one.

There is a separate box for your view, so what you saw and what you think about it stay apart. If you have no signal, the log is kept on your phone and saved to the file when you are back online.

Rock's Log something screen: when, where (Home, Little Acorns Nursery, Out and about, Somewhere else), what happened just before, and what did Sam do.

Scan a diary page or letter

Take a photo of a page from the home and nursery diary, an accident form or a letter, or pick a PDF. Rock keeps the original exactly as it was, with a fingerprint so anyone can check a copy has not been changed.

Then the AI reads it for you. It copies the writer's own words, marks anything hard to read like [this?], lists any incidents and flags an injury, your child being held or stopped, or being sent home, when the page says so. It can make mistakes, so you check every word against the photo before anything becomes part of your record.

A diary page from Little Acorns Nursery in Rock, dated 5 October 2026, with the original photo and a button that says I've checked it, save to the file.Rock's reading of the diary page: the text to check, the date on the page, who wrote it (Ruth Jones, key person) and an incident found on the page, with Injury and Held or stopped by staff flags to tick.

Track every request

Every time you ask for something, Rock records who you asked, when, the date you want a reply by and the evidence behind it. Requests are sorted into waiting, not sent yet and answered, and each one keeps a dated history of when it was asked, chased and answered.

Turn on reminders, and Rock sends a calm notification in the morning as a reply comes due, then every few days while it is overdue. Due dates also show on the home screen.

A request in Rock: Send a copy of the accident form completed on Friday. To Ruth Jones, key person. Asked 3 October, reply by 6 October, with the diary page linked as evidence and buttons to draft a chaser, log a reply or mark it answered.

Write calm, factual emails

Tap Draft a chaser and Rock writes a short, polite email from what is in your file: what you asked for, when, and a new date to reply by, with each ask numbered. It is told to use only the facts in your file, and lists anything you should check before sending.

You edit it, then open it in your own email app or copy it. Rock never sends anything. Late in the evening, it gently suggests the email may read better in the morning.

A draft email in Rock with the subject Sam: accident form from 2 October, a Check before sending note asking to confirm Ruth's email address, and buttons to open it in your email or copy it.

Referrals and next steps

Keep every referral in one list: hearing, child development, speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, the early years SEND service and an EHC needs assessment. Each shows where it is up to and when to chase, and Write a chaser fills in a request for you, ready to draft.

Next steps is a short checklist for where you are: waiting for an assessment, building support after a diagnosis, or asking for or holding an EHCP. Each item links to the part of our guides that explains it, and Rock tells you when a guide is written for a different part of the UK.

Rock's Referrals screen: 4 in progress, 1 to chase. Speech and language therapy (time to chase), child development service, early years SEND service and a hearing test that has been accepted.Rock's Next steps for families waiting for an assessment, such as Check the assessment referral has arrived and Look at Right to Choose, each linked to a guide, with Done and Not for us buttons.

A one-page profile and evidence packs

The one-page profile has the same eight boxes as our free printable, and tells a new key person or teacher how your child communicates and what helps. Rock can suggest wording from your log, showing the entries it used, and you choose what to keep.

An evidence pack pulls together the dates and entries you choose for a paediatrician, the nursery or school, or an EHC needs assessment panel. It prints with a cover, the timeline, your requests and referrals, and your entries in full, and you can save it as a PDF. An AI summary is optional. Every paragraph of it points to the entries it is based on, and you can rewrite it before you print.

A printed one-page profile from Rock, headed All about me, with boxes for how I communicate, things I love, things I find hard, how you can help me, if I am upset I might, what helps me feel calm, important to know and who to contact.A printed evidence pack from Rock for Sam's child development appointment: who it is for, the dates it covers, a timeline of six numbered entries and a table of requests with where each is up to.

One file for the whole family

Invite a partner, grandparent or carer to your file as an editor, who can add things, or a viewer, who can read everything but change nothing. They see who invited them and choose whether to join.

People keeps a list of who is who across the nursery or school, health services and the council, and how many of your requests each person has open.

Rock's People screen, grouped by organisation: the child development service, the early years SEND team and Little Acorns Nursery, with names and roles such as SENCO and key person.

Careful by design

What Rock always does

  • Shows you what the AI read or wrote, for you to check before it becomes part of your record or is sent.
  • Keeps what happened apart from your own view of it.
  • Keeps originals exactly as they were, and every earlier version of a log entry.
  • Lets you download a copy of your logs, requests and people.

What Rock never does

  • Never sends an email or contacts anyone for you.
  • Tells the AI never to diagnose, or to guess at motives or blame.
  • No adverts, analytics or selling of data.
  • Isn't legal or medical advice.

Who Rock is for

Rock is for parents and carers in the UK of autistic children and children with special educational needs, at any stage: waiting for an assessment, after a diagnosis, or asking for or holding an EHCP. You don't need a diagnosis to use it.

The beta was built with nursery and the first years of school in mind, so the referrals, profile and next steps are written for younger children. The rules differ across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and Rock asks where you live so it can tell you when a guide is written for a different part of the UK. For now, much of Next steps is written for England.

Rock alongside other support

Rock helps you keep records and prepare. It is not legal or medical advice. Next steps give a one-line reason for each step and link to the guide that explains the rules, and our guides link to their sources.

For advice about your own situation, contact your local SEND information and advice service (SENDIASS in England) or, in England, IPSEA. Our page on where to get help lists UK charities and helplines with checked phone numbers.

Rock and Pebble

Pebble is for your child to use with you: a picture-and-voice board, day planner, feelings toolkit, stories and games. It keeps everything on your device. Rock is for you, the grown-up doing the admin, and keeps your family's file online so you can share it. They are separate apps, and nothing passes between them.

Joining the beta

Rock is in a small private beta while we test it. To register your interest, email us with your first name and which part of the UK you live in. Please don't send details about your child. When there is a place, we'll email you a link to Rock.

More about Rock

Questions about Rock

How do I join the Rock beta?

Register your interest by email. Tell us your first name and which part of the UK you live in, but please don't send any details about your child. Rock is in a small private beta while we test it, and we will email you when there is a place.

Is Rock free?

Yes, during the beta. There are no adverts and nothing to buy inside the app.

Does Rock send emails for me?

No. Rock writes a draft from what is in your file. You read it, change anything you want, then open it in your own email app or copy it. Nothing goes to anyone unless you send it yourself.

Is Rock legal or medical advice?

No. Rock helps you keep records and prepare. It does not diagnose anything or give advice about your own situation. For that, contact your local SEND information and advice service (SENDIASS in England), or see our list of where to get help.

Who can see what I put in Rock?

Only the people in your family's file: you, and anyone you invite as an editor or a viewer. Rock is not end-to-end encrypted yet, so the people who run Rock could reach your file if they had to, but we only look if you ask us to or the law requires it. We don't sell data, show adverts or use analytics. Our page on Rock and your data explains who handles it and where it is stored.

Does Rock use AI?

Yes, for four jobs: reading a photo of a diary page or letter, drafting an email, suggesting wording for the one-page profile and writing an optional summary for an evidence pack. It only runs when you tap. Nothing it reads becomes part of your record until you have checked it, and you decide what to send. Our page on how the AI helps explains the rules it follows and its limits.

Is Rock the same as Pebble?

No. Pebble is for your child to use with you, and keeps everything on your device. Rock is for you, and keeps your family's file online so you can share it. They are separate apps, and nothing passes between them.

Which devices does Rock work on?

Rock runs in a modern web browser on iPhones, Android phones, tablets and computers. It installs to your home screen like any other app, and you sign in with a code we email you.

The screenshots show a made-up family. Rock's AI features use Claude, made by Anthropic. Rock's typefaces are Andika by SIL International and Atkinson Hyperlegible Next by the Braille Institute, both under the SIL Open Font Licence 1.1.