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

Glossary

Neurodivergent Parenting Glossary: Terms Explained Simply

Daily Challenges

Strategy Categories

Community

Helping Children Express Needs

Your child can't tell you what they want, need, or feel, leading to frustration and meltdowns

Steps

Create a simple choice board with pictures of common needs (hungry, thirsty, tired, toilet)
Use emotion cards so they can point to how they're feeling
Model using the visuals yourself: point to 'tired' when YOU'RE tired
Start with 2-3 options and expand as they get comfortable
Always honour their communication attempt, even if it's not verbal

What you need

Choice boards, emotion cards (printable), visual supports

Why it works

Many neurodivergent children experience intense needs and emotions but can't express them verbally, leading to frustration that comes out as meltdowns, aggression, or withdrawal. Visual supports bypass the verbal bottleneck and give the child a way to communicate that doesn't rely on finding the right words under pressure.

Age guidance

Start from age 2 with simple choice boards (2-3 options). Expand the vocabulary as the child grows and becomes more comfortable with the system.

Real-world example

A parent made a simple choice board with photos of their child's actual cup, their favourite snack, and the toilet. Within days, their child was pointing to what they needed instead of screaming. The meltdowns dropped dramatically because the communication gap had been bridged.

Troubleshooting

If they throw the cards, they might be overwhelmed by too many options. Reduce to 2
Laminate cards so they survive daily handling
Take photos of THEIR actual items (their cup, their snack) for more meaningful visuals