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
Daily Challenges
Strategy Categories
Community
When Your Partner Doesn't Get It
One parent dismisses your child's needs, disagrees on strategies, or undermines the consistency your child requires
Steps
- Start by understanding WHY they resist. Common reasons: fear of a label, grief that their child isn't 'typical', grew up in a 'toughen up' culture, or genuinely don't see the same behaviours you do
- Share information in small doses, not all at once. One short article, one video, one specific observation. 'I noticed that when we give him a 5-minute warning, transitions are so much smoother. Did you see that too?'
- Avoid making it a debate about diagnosis. Focus on what WORKS: 'Forget the label for now. Can we agree to try this one thing for two weeks and see what happens?'
- Ask them to observe, not just listen. 'Watch what happens when you say it this way versus that way.' Experience is more persuasive than explanation
- Pick your battles. You don't need your partner to agree on everything. You need them to agree on the 2-3 things that matter most for your child right now
- If the disagreement is causing real harm to your child, seek family therapy with a neurodivergent-aware therapist. This is not about winning. It's about your child's wellbeing
What you need
Patience, specific observations to share, willingness to start small, professional support if needed
Why it works
Parenting disagreements about a neurodivergent child often stem from different processing speeds. One parent has spent months researching and understanding, while the other is still at the 'there's nothing wrong' stage. Meeting them where they are, sharing small pieces of evidence, and focusing on practical results rather than labels gives them time to arrive at understanding at their own pace.
Age guidance
Designed for adults. This is about the parenting partnership, not the child's age, though the urgency increases as children get older and the gap between their needs and the support they receive widens.
Real-world example
A mum asked her husband to try one thing: giving their son a 5-minute warning before turning off the TV instead of just switching it off. The meltdowns stopped immediately. Her husband said 'why didn't you tell me it was that simple?' She'd been telling him for months, but seeing the result himself was what changed his mind.
Troubleshooting
- If your partner says 'they're fine, you're overthinking it', invite them to ONE professional appointment where an expert explains what you've been saying. It often lands differently from a professional
- Don't undermine each other in front of your child. Disagree privately, present a united front to your child
- If your partner's approach is actively harmful (punishing meltdowns, forcing eye contact, withdrawing affection as discipline), this needs professional intervention, not just conversation
- Some partners come around slowly. The dad who dismissed everything for a year and then quietly starts using countdown warnings? That's progress