It starts with you
The ThriveGuide was born out of a sincere empathy for the millions of families around the world who face a complex and unclear parenting path for their autistic children.
Parents deeply love their children but may lack the resources to access support. The field of autism treatment and therapy is overwhelming and expensive. Our online platform provides parents with immediate individualized development goal in about an hour at a fraction of the cost.
How it all began
Along with 25 years of directly coaching parents and training autism-specialist play-therapists, our Founder, Jonathan Alderson, has offered a unique service he called the Treatment Map that combined a range of background details, history, developmental assessment, observation, and parent insights to identify and create a highly individualized short-list of top-priority goals including order and timing to maximize an autistic child’s learning and development.
The Treatment Map has been a high-demand 5-star rated service but not readily available to all of the families who could benefit from it globally. In his desire to help as many families as possible, Jonathan gathered an amazing team of like-minded caring and smart people to design and build a digital version of the Treatment Map that we now call the ThriveGuide.
Our team is thrilled to now get this one-of-a-kind technology into the hands of thousands of parents for families and their autistic children to thrive!
Our Mission
Our mission is to serve families raising autistic children, of any age and any stage of development, leveraging technology to reach families no matter where they are with affordable, immediate, practical resources. We believe parents should be empowered through empathy, coaching, and real-life tools, alongside professionals and evidence-based strategies.
Our Values
We believe every autistic individual is unique, therefore, support and education should be just as unique. The ideal individualized supports are not only the best-fit strategies for a given child but are also prioritized in the right order and done at the right time. Order and timing are built into the ThriveGuide algorithm and logic.
We believe that since parents are the primary caregivers of their children, they should be empowered with coaching, training, and knowledge to make clear informed decisions and to thrive in their own daily living as they support their autistic children’s development.
We believe that a company which serves individuals on the spectrum and their families should be informed by and inclusive of those we serve. This is why we listen closely to parents and autistic adults and teenagers. We are also committed to intentionally employing autistic individuals.
We believe that an attitude of love, acceptance, and respect should be at the center of all interactions and communications with autistic individuals, their families, and circle of care. We strive to embody this in the words we use to communicate, in the ideas we promote, and in the images we post. We are open to feedback, to learning, and to evolving as our collective understanding of neurodiversity advances.
Our Team
Jonathan Alderson, Ed.M.
ThriveGuide Founder and CEO Jonathan Alderson, an autism specialist, holds a Masters degree from Harvard University and a BA (Hons) in Developmental and Educational Psychology. With 25 years working globally directly with over 3000 parents and their autistic children he innovated and Directs the Integrative Multi-Treatment autism program. He was an employment coach for young autistic adults in several episodes of the award-nominated Reality TV series Employable Me. He is the author of the 7-award winning book Challenging the Myths of Autism.
Founder and CEO
Roisin Campbell
A graduate of the University of Manchester, Roisin brings over 15 years of dedicated experience in working with children with autism. Passionate about making a positive impact, she is committed to improving the lives of individuals and families affected by autism through personalized care and support. With a deep-rooted belief in the power of compassion and understanding, Roisin strives to create inclusive environments where every individual can thrive.
Customer Support Coordinator / Senior Product Specialist
David Benoliel
David is an entrepreneurial and energetic business leader with 30+ years experience founding, growing, and managing numerous companies, both domestically and internationally. After completing a math degree at York University in 1991, David dove right into his first technology startup in the interior decorating industry which he sold in 1997. David’s desire to learn new things led him to work in various industries including interactive marketing, enterprise technology consulting, advertising technology, online dating, eCommerce, SMB and Enterprise SaaS, online education, and eHealth.
Chief Marketing Officer
Hardik Panchal
With over two years of experience in the tech industry, Hardik is a dedicated Quality Assurance Engineer who contributed to the success of the ThriveGuide project and graduated with distinction in Civil Engineering from Gujarat Technological University, India. He brings a unique analytical perspective to the team.
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At ThriveGuide, Hardik has implemented an automated testing framework, reducing manual efforts by 50%, and has played a key role in enhancing QA processes. Recognized as Employee of the Month. He holds various certifications, showcasing their expertise in software testing.
Quality Assurance
Bogdan Chmielewski
Bogdan is currently Director of Technology at Health Innovation Platform Inc. He is a seasoned software architect and technical leader who creates products, software solutions, APIs, user experiences, mobile platforms, and data analytics pipelines.
He lead teams, evaluates technology products and patents, and builds software to streamline operations.
He is currently the Director of Technology at Health Innovation Platform Inc. He has run his own company Decode Technology for over
10 years.
Director Of Technology
Ashish Shukla
Software Tech Lead Engineer with over 6 years of dynamic experience, proudly leading innovations at ThriveGuide. Ahish holds a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science from Gujarat Technological University, where he graduated with distinction.
At ThriveGuide, Ashish specializes in custom WordPress technology, spearheading projects that transform user experience and functionality. He has successfully managed multiple high-profile projects, consistently delivering top-tier results.
Developer
Christina Shaw
Trained and experienced in delivering and consulting on a variety of individualized programs for autistic children and youth and other learning exceptionalities. Passionate and dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of children and youth with special needs and the families who support them.
Committed to growth, learning, and self-improvement through challenging and meaningful work experiences.
Excellent rapport with clients, strong interpersonal skills, exceptionally organized, patient and energetic.
​Senior Product Specialist / Autism Therapist
Our Advisors
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Sanjay is a visionary C-suite executive with a
proven record of driving digital transformation across Fortune 500 companies making them cognitive enterprises for the future.
He began his consulting career with Price Waterhouse Coopers (PWC) as a Principal in
their strategy and business transformation
practice. Sanjay’s previous leadership roles
include Chief Market Maker & Global Managing Partner – Sustainability Practice for IBM
Consulting, Chief Executive Officer for
Capgemini Canada, and Managing Partner in Accenture’s North America Financial Services practice. He has represented companies at
major global forums including the UN COP26, Glasgow and the World Economic Forum, Davos.
Sanjay Tugnait
President and CEO, Fairfax Digital Services
Hugh is an entrepreneur, a strategy &
technology consultant, and an expert in AI, Data
transformation and Automation, who has led
award-winning digital transformation programs
for banks, insurers, telcos and health care companies. He's the founder and MD of
Client Lens Group; a consulting firm focused on Digital Transformation, Technology Strategy and PrivateEquity advisory.
In prior roles, Hugh was an Industry Partner
leading Insurance in Canada for IBM Consulting.
He was also a Partner at The Burnie Group,
where he founded 2 consulting practices:
Intelligent Automation and the Performance Management & Data Analytics practice areas.
Hugh Frost
Founder and MD of Client Lens Group
Jenya Doudareva earned a Ph.D in Mechanical
and Industrial Engineering from the University of Toronto. Her research focuses on the
development of a generic simulation model for Emergency Departments. Jenya has a wide
industry expertise that includes healthcare administration, aviation, management consulting,
as well as process automation and AI. Her
academic career has focused primarily on the application of industrial engineering and mathematical optimization techniques to
problems in healthcare.
Dr. Jenya Doudareva
Ph.D in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering
Douglas Heintzman is the Chief Catalyst at the Blockchain Research Institute. He works with
businesses and governments worldwide to help them understand and plan for the impact
of Web3 technologies, (blockchain, AI, IoT and extended realities) on their organizations. He
has been an entrepreneur/founder, COO, management consultant, board member, international standards leader, and strategy executive.
Douglas Heintzman
Chief Catalyst at the Blockchain Research Institute
Tibor Turi is the Project Lead for the
Pan-Canadian Artificial Intelligence Compute Environment (PAICE) at CIFAR.
He is responsible for overall project
implementation and partnerships with national stakeholders at Canada’s three national AI
Institutes in Edmonton (Amii), Montreal (Mila),
and Toronto (Vector Institute) as well as the
Digital Research Alliance of Canada, Innovation, Science and Economic Development, Canada (ISED), Calcul Quebec, Prairies DRI, partner universities, and host sites.
Tibor Turi
Ph.D. P.Eng.
Project Lead at CIFAR
Brett is an executive with deep expertise leading healthcare and clinical services companies. With
a Harvard Business School MBA, Brett is
currently COO at Corus Orthodontists,
responsible for strategic planning, new partner clinic onboarding, operational improvement,
human resources, marketing & communications, systems, and digital strategy. Previously, Brett served as the COO of Medcan, a Toronto-based primary and diagnostic care company where
he led all operations, clinician relations and government regulatory affairs. Earlier in his
career, Brett was a strategy consultant at
McKinsey & Company, and also served in both issues management and policy roles in the
Office of the Premier in Ontario.
Brett Laschinger