The Support App for Parents of Children with ADHD or Autism
Thriive helps children grow up feeling understood, not broken.
Everyday support for families navigating ADHD, autism, and other neurodivergent profiles. Track the patterns, find strategies that actually fit, and feel one step ahead on the hard days.
What changes for parents of neurodivergent children
Without Thriive
- Growing up believing they're broken
- Falling behind and never understanding why
- Slipping through the cracks of a system not built for them
- Families feeling helpless watching it happen
With Thriive
- A child who understands how their brain works
- Parents who can advocate with confidence
- Strategies that actually fit, not generic advice
- A family that feels like a team
How Thriive supports parents of children with ADHD and autism
- Pattern Tracker: Log a tough moment in 30 seconds. Thriive surfaces the patterns behind ADHD and autism behaviours, so you can spot the triggers and respond earlier.
- Strategy Library: Real strategies for ADHD and autism, matched to your child's profile. Not generic advice.
- Visual Routine Builder: Step-by-step routines for the moments that usually go sideways. Mornings, bedtime, homework.
- Daily Check-ins: A 30-second mood check that builds a picture of how your child is really doing over time.
- Shareable Reports: Take real evidence to your GP, school, or therapist when it matters.
- The Hive: A community of parents who actually get it.
How Thriive helps parents, and how it helps their children
For parents
Understand your child like never before. Advocate with confidence. Stop feeling like you're figuring it out alone.
For children
Feel seen. Understand how your own brain works. Build a profile that's yours.
Neurodivergent conditions Thriive supports
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Sleep Difficulties
Your child can't fall asleep, wakes frequently, or has anxiety about bedtime
Steps
- Optimise the sleep environment: blackout curtains, cool room, and minimal auditory stimulation (some children prefer silence; if background sound helps, try calming nature sounds rather than white noise, which is still stimulation)
- Ensure screens are off at least 1 hour before bed (blue light disrupts melatonin)
- Create a predictable bedtime sequence and stick to it every night
- Address bedtime anxiety: a worry jar, a nightlight, or a 'security' item can help
- Consider melatonin supplements (with doctor guidance) if nothing else is working
What you need
Blackout curtains, calming audio options, consistent routine
Why it works
ADHD and autistic brains often have disrupted melatonin production and difficulty transitioning from alertness to sleep. The brain's internal clock may run differently. Environmental optimisation and consistent bedtime sequences compensate for the neurological differences that make falling asleep harder.
Age guidance
Sleep difficulties are common at all ages. Melatonin discussion with your GP is appropriate from age 2 onwards if non-medical approaches haven't worked.
Real-world example
A parent moved their child's bedtime 45 minutes later to match their natural sleep window, then gradually brought it earlier by 10 minutes each week. Within a month, their child was asleep by 8:45pm instead of lying awake until 10pm fighting a too-early bedtime.
Troubleshooting
- ADHD brains often have a delayed body clock. An earlier bedtime might not help
- Heavy exercise late in the day can make falling asleep harder, not easier
- If sleep issues persist, ask your GP about a sleep clinic referral
