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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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
