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.

What does Thriive do for me as a parent?

Thriive helps you advocate with confidence, spot the patterns behind hard days, and stop feeling like you're figuring it out alone.

Yes, Thriive is free to start. You can track tough moments, build routines, browse the strategy library, and join The Hive community without paying. Pro and Family plans unlock deeper Pattern Tracker insights, unlimited children and routines, and in-depth strategy guides.

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

Parent Guides

Glossary

Neurodivergent Parenting Glossary: Terms Explained Simply

Daily Challenges

Strategy Categories

Community

Solo Parenting a Neurodivergent Child

You're parenting alone and the weight of appointments, advocacy, school communication, and daily support falls entirely on you

Steps

Accept that you cannot do everything. Triage ruthlessly: what's urgent, what's important, what can wait, what can be dropped entirely
Build a 'team of two' even if there's no partner: one friend, one family member, one professional, or one online group who gets it. You need at least one person you can call
Batch appointments and school communications. Set one day a week as your 'admin day' for calls, emails, and form-filling
Create a single document with your child's key information: diagnosis, medications, professionals involved, school contacts. Keep it on your phone so it's always accessible
Ask for help with specific tasks, not general support. 'Can you pick up the kids on Thursday?' works better than 'I need help'
Protect your own energy ruthlessly. You are the only adult holding this together. If you burn out, everything stops

What you need

A key information document, at least one support person, ruthless prioritisation, self-compassion

Why it works

Solo parenting a neurodivergent child means carrying the mental load, emotional labour, advocacy, and daily care without a co-parent to share it with. The strategies that help aren't about trying harder. They're about building systems that reduce the cognitive load and creating a support network that makes the weight shareable.

Age guidance

Designed for adults. These strategies apply regardless of your child's age, but the specific pressures shift as children grow.

Real-world example

A single mum created a one-page document with her son's diagnosis, medications, school contacts, and therapy schedule and kept it on her phone. When she had to call an after-hours GP, she could read everything off the screen instead of trying to remember it all under pressure. That document saved her countless times.

Troubleshooting

The financial pressure of solo parenting an ND child is real. Look into disability benefits, carer's allowances, and charity grants. Many parents don't know these exist
If you're the only point of contact for school, ask the school to communicate via email so you have a written record and don't miss things during the working day
Online communities of solo parents raising ND children are invaluable. You don't have to explain yourself. They already understand
Perfectionism will destroy you. 'Good enough' parenting is excellent parenting when you're doing it alone