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

Understanding Self-Harm in Neurodivergent Children

Your child is engaging in self-harming behaviours and you're unsure how to respond or what sensory need it might be fulfilling

Steps

Stay calm. Your reaction matters more than anything else right now
Don't punish or shame the behaviour — it's often meeting a sensory or emotional need
Try to understand the function: is it sensory seeking (pressure, pain), emotional release, or communication?
Offer safer alternatives that meet the same need: holding ice cubes, snapping an elastic band on the wrist, squeezing something very firmly, cold water on the face
Create an open, non-judgmental space for conversation: 'I've noticed you're hurting yourself. I'm not angry. I want to understand'
Seek professional support — this is not something to manage alone

What you need

Ice cubes, elastic bands, stress balls, cold water, and most importantly: a calm, non-judgmental approach

Why it works

Self-harm in neurodivergent children often serves a different function than in neurotypical children — it may be sensory regulation (seeking intense proprioceptive input), emotional release, or communication of distress. Understanding the function and offering safer alternatives that meet the same need addresses the root cause without shaming the child.

Age guidance

Can appear at any age. Sensory-driven self-harm is common from age 3 onwards. Emotionally-driven self-harm becomes more common from age 8 upwards. Both require professional support.

Real-world example

A parent learned that their child's hand-biting during meltdowns was seeking intense pressure, not self-punishment. A dense stress ball and chew necklace met the same sensory need without causing injury. The occupational therapist's insight changed how the whole family understood the behaviour.

Troubleshooting

Self-harm in neurodivergent children often serves a different function than in neurotypical children — it may be sensory regulation, not emotional distress
If your child head-bangs, bites themselves, or scratches, consider whether it's a form of stimming or sensory seeking that needs a safer outlet
Don't avoid the topic. Research shows that asking about self-harm does NOT increase risk — it opens the door to support
If your child mentions suicidal thoughts, take it seriously and contact your doctor or a crisis line immediately