Thriive is for ADHD and autistic people of any age. Adults use it to understand their own patterns and advocate for what they need. Parents use it with their children. One account covers the whole household.

What does Thriive actually do?

Thriive helps you track tough moments and wins in 30 seconds, spots the patterns behind them, matches you with strategies that fit how your brain works, and turns it all into evidence you can take to your GP, school, or workplace.

What does Thriive do for my child?

Thriive helps children understand how their brain works, with strategies that fit their specific profile, so they don't grow up believing they're broken.

Yes, Thriive is free to start. You can track tough moments, build routines, browse the strategy library, and check in daily without paying. Pro unlocks deeper Pattern Tracker insights, unlimited profiles and routines, and in-depth strategy guides.

ADHD & Autism Support That Fits How Your Brain Actually Works

Understood, not broken.

Thriive is the support app for ADHD and autistic brains — and the whole household behind them. Track your patterns, find strategies that actually fit, and walk into every appointment with evidence. For yourself, or for your child.

What changes with Thriive

Without Thriive

Going through life believing you're broken
Falling behind and never understanding why
Slipping through the cracks of a system not built for you
Trying everything and still feeling stuck

With Thriive

Understanding how your brain actually works
Confidence to advocate for what you need
Strategies that actually fit, not generic advice
Knowing you're not the problem

How Thriive supports ADHD and autistic people

Pattern Tracker: Log a tough moment in 30 seconds. Thriive surfaces the patterns behind it — your triggers, your hardest times of day, what helps.
Strategy Library: 130+ real strategies for ADHD and autism, matched to your neurotype and the time you've got. Not generic advice.
Smart Strategies: Describe what's going on and Thriive builds a strategy around you — or around your child.
Visual Routine Builder: Step-by-step routines for the moments that usually go sideways. Mornings, transitions, winding down.
Daily Check-ins: A 30-second mood check that builds a picture of how you're really doing over time.
Shareable Reports: Take real evidence to your GP, school, workplace, or therapist when it matters.

One app for the whole neurodivergent household

For adults

Understand your own brain. Build evidence for assessments and workplace adjustments. Stop feeling like you're figuring it out alone.

For parents

Spot the patterns behind the hard days. Advocate with confidence at school and with doctors. Strategies matched to your child, not a textbook.

For children

Feel seen. Understand how your own brain works. Build a profile that's yours.

Neurodivergent conditions Thriive supports

Parent Guides

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Neurodivergent Parenting Glossary: Terms Explained Simply

Daily Challenges

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Dyspraxia (DCD) in Children: A Parent's Guide

Dyspraxia (also called Developmental Coordination Disorder or DCD) affects motor planning — the brain's ability to coordinate physical movements. It can impact fine motor skills (handwriting, buttons) and gross motor skills (running, catching).

Their body doesn't always cooperate, but their determination is extraordinary.

Common signs to look for

Messy or slow handwriting
Difficulty with buttons, zips, and shoelaces
Appearing clumsy or bumping into things
Struggling with sports or playground activities
Finding it hard to learn sequences of movements
Difficulty organising belongings or schoolwork

What this means day-to-day

Getting dressed independently takes longer. Handwriting in school can be painful and frustrating. PE lessons and playtime may feel embarrassing if they can't keep up physically. Self-care tasks like brushing teeth or using cutlery may need more support than you'd expect for their age.

Strengths to celebrate

Often very determined and resilient
Strong verbal and creative abilities
Empathetic and emotionally perceptive
Excellent strategic and lateral thinking
Often develop unique ways to solve problems

How Dyspraxia / DCD can show up in adults

In adulthood dyspraxia often shows up as organisation and coordination hurdles — juggling tasks, timekeeping, and physical jobs. Building reliable routines, using checklists and tech, and allowing extra time take a lot of the friction out of the day.

Finding driving, parking, or DIY harder than expected
Bumping into things, dropping things, tiring quickly
Struggling to organise time, plans, and belongings
Difficulty picking up new physical routines or sequences
Getting overwhelmed by multi-step tasks
A poor sense of direction

Common questions

What's the difference between dyspraxia and DCD?

They're largely the same thing. DCD (Developmental Coordination Disorder) is the clinical term; dyspraxia is the more familiar one. Both describe difficulty planning and coordinating movement.

Is dyspraxia just being clumsy?

It's more than clumsiness. It affects planning and sequencing movement — getting dressed, handwriting, riding a bike, even organising the steps of a task. It can affect organisation and time, not only physical coordination.

Can adults have dyspraxia?

Yes, it's lifelong. Adults may find driving, DIY, cooking, or organising the day harder, and often build routines and tools to compensate. Recognising it can lift a lot of quiet self-blame.

Does dyspraxia affect intelligence?

No. Dyspraxia is about coordination and planning, not thinking ability. Many dyspraxic people are highly creative and determined — they've had to problem-solve their way through tasks others do automatically.

What helps with dyspraxia?

Breaking physical and organisational tasks into clear steps, allowing extra time, using tools (grips, tech, checklists), and plenty of low-pressure practice. Taking away the 'do it fast' pressure helps most.