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

Sensory Overload Recovery

Your child has shut down or is in distress after sensory overload — which can be triggered by any combination of the eight sensory systems (sight, sound, touch, smell, taste, movement/vestibular, body awareness/proprioception, and internal signals/interoception like pain or temperature)

Steps

Remove the source of overwhelm if possible (leave the noisy space, move away from strong smells)
Find a quiet, dimly lit space with minimal sensory input
Offer ear defenders, sunglasses, or a hood/blanket to reduce visual and auditory input
Be aware that smell, temperature, touch, and movement can also be overwhelming — remove any strong scents, adjust temperature if possible
Don't talk or ask questions. Words are more sensory input
Offer water and a preferred sensory item when they're ready
Allow FULL recovery time before returning to demands — rushing risks triggering another episode

What you need

Quiet space, ear defenders, comfort items, patience

Why it works

Sensory overload happens when the nervous system receives more input than it can process. Recovery isn't about calming down — it's about reducing all incoming stimulation so the nervous system can return to baseline. This is a neurological process that takes time and cannot be rushed.

Age guidance

Critical at all ages. Younger children need you to manage the environment for them; older children can learn to recognise and manage their own warning signs.

Real-world example

A parent learned to recognise the early signs — their child would start covering their ears and getting quieter. By removing them from the overwhelming environment at that stage instead of waiting for full shutdown, they could recover in 10 minutes instead of two hours.

Troubleshooting

Remember overload is often multisensory: a combination of noise, light, smell, touch, movement, and temperature can push them over — not just one sense
Recovery can take 20 minutes to several hours, so don't rush
After recovery, the child may need a lower-demand afternoon
Keep a 'sensory first aid kit' in the car for outings covering multiple senses (ear defenders, sunglasses, fidgets, scent-free wipes, chewy tube)