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
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Managing Separation Anxiety
Your child becomes extremely distressed when separated from a parent or carer
Steps
- Create a consistent goodbye ritual (same words, same actions every time)
- Give them a 'transitional object': a keyring, photo, or bracelet that connects them to you
- Practice short separations first and gradually extend the time
- Avoid sneaking away. Always say goodbye, even if it's hard
- Validate their feelings: 'I know it's scary. I always come back'
What you need
A transitional object, consistent goodbye script, patience
Why it works
Children with Autism and ADHD often experience heightened anxiety because they struggle with predicting what will happen when you're not there. A consistent goodbye ritual and transitional object create predictability and a tangible connection to you even when you're apart.
Age guidance
Most intense between ages 3-7, but can persist into the teenage years for neurodivergent children. Don't dismiss it as something they should have grown out of.
Real-world example
One parent created a goodbye ritual: same words, same hug pattern, same wave from the window. Their child still got upset for the first week, but by week three, the ritual itself became the comfort. The predictability replaced the fear.
Troubleshooting
- If it's getting worse, not better, consider whether something at the destination is causing anxiety
- A visual countdown ('3 more sleeps until the weekend') can help
- Ask the teacher or carer to have a specific activity ready for arrival
