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

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Community

Hyperfocus Exit Ramps

You disappear into a task for hours then surface depleted, sore, behind on everything else, and unable to think straight

Steps

Before starting a hyperfocus-prone task, set a 'soft exit' alarm for the time you'd ideally stop, plus a 'hard exit' alarm 30 minutes later
Pre-place an exit cue in your environment: a glass of water, a snack, a coat by the door so the next thing is obvious
When the alarm goes, do one tiny transition action immediately: stand up, stretch, walk to the kettle. Don't 'just finish this bit'
Run a 60-second reorient: name what you were doing, what you'll do next, and one body signal (thirsty, stiff, hungry)
Build in a recovery buffer after big focus blocks: low-demand, sensory-soothing time, not straight into another task

What you need

Two alarms, a pre-placed snack/drink, willingness to leave a task mid-thought

Why it works

Hyperfocus floods the brain with dopamine that drowns out interoceptive and time cues. External alarms and pre-placed objects bridge the gap until your prefrontal cortex comes back online.

Age guidance

Adults and older teens.

Real-world example

An ADHD designer kept losing whole weekends to projects, ending in headaches and resentment. Setting a soft alarm at 4pm and a snack pre-placed in the kitchen meant they actually stopped, ate, and still loved the work on Monday.

Troubleshooting

Hyperfocus isn't the enemy. The goal is exiting cleanly, not stopping the focus itself
If you ignore the alarm, that's data, not failure. Move it 30 minutes earlier next time
Pair the exit with something genuinely enjoyable, so your brain wants to leave the task