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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Daily Challenges
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Managing Rejection Sensitivity (RSD)
You experience intense emotional pain from perceived criticism, rejection, or failure
Steps
- Learn to recognise RSD in the moment: sudden emotional flooding, shame spiral, urge to withdraw or lash out
- Name it: 'This is RSD. My brain is amplifying this signal. The feeling is real but the interpretation may not be'
- Create a 20-minute pause rule: don't respond to the perceived rejection for at least 20 minutes
- Write down what happened factually (not your interpretation). Then write what your RSD is telling you. Compare them
- Build a 'evidence folder' — screenshots, messages, and notes that remind you of times people valued you
What you need
A journal or notes app, willingness to pause before reacting
Why it works
RSD is a neurological response, not a choice. The emotional pain is real — but the interpretation (they hate me, I'm a failure, I should give up) is often distorted. Creating space between the feeling and the reaction allows your thinking brain to come back online.
Age guidance
Adults and older teens.
Real-world example
An adult with ADHD nearly quit their job after a colleague's offhand comment in a meeting. Using the 20-minute rule, they realised the comment wasn't even directed at them. They started keeping an 'evidence folder' of positive feedback and checked it during RSD spirals.
Troubleshooting
- RSD isn't something you 'fix' — you learn to ride the wave. Be patient with yourself
- If RSD is severely impacting your relationships or work, speak to a professional who understands ADHD
- Some people find medication helps reduce RSD intensity — this is worth discussing with your doctor
