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.
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Communicating With Teachers
You struggle to communicate your child's needs to teachers effectively
Steps
- Start positive: 'Thank you for supporting [child's name]. We'd love to work together'
- Share what works at home: 'At home, they respond well to visual instructions'
- Be specific about needs: 'They need 10 extra seconds to process a question'
- Ask what the teacher has observed. They see a different side of your child
- Agree on a communication method: a home-school diary, weekly email, or regular check-ins
What you need
Prepared notes, collaborative approach, regular communication channel
Why it works
Teachers want to help but they have 30 children and limited time. Specific, practical information — 'they need 10 seconds processing time' rather than 'they have ADHD' — gives teachers something they can act on immediately. A collaborative tone makes them an ally rather than an adversary.
Age guidance
Important at every school transition and at least once per year. The information you share should evolve as your child grows.
Real-world example
A parent emailed the new teacher a three-line summary: 'He needs extra time to process, works best with visual instructions, and gets overwhelmed in the lunch hall.' The teacher implemented all three on day one. Short, specific, actionable.
Troubleshooting
- Teachers have 30 children. Keep your communication concise and specific
- Frame needs as 'what helps' rather than 'what's wrong'. Teachers respond better to solutions
- If one teacher doesn't engage, try the learning support coordinator or head teacher
