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
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Dictation & Tech Alternatives
Your child has great ideas but can't get them on paper due to handwriting difficulty
Steps
- Introduce speech-to-text tools: Google Docs voice typing, Apple Dictation, or Dragon
- Practise typing skills with a fun programme (BBC Dance Mat Typing, TypingClub)
- For younger children, let them dictate while you or a sibling writes
- Use audio recordings as an alternative to written homework. Check with the teacher first
- Gradually build typing speed so it becomes a natural alternative to handwriting
What you need
Device with speech-to-text, typing practice app, teacher communication
Why it works
For children with Dysgraphia, the bottleneck is the physical act of writing, not the thinking. Speech-to-text and typing bypass the motor difficulty entirely, allowing the child to express their ideas without the physical barrier. This preserves confidence and demonstrates their true ability.
Age guidance
Typing practice works from age 6-7. Speech-to-text is effective at any age but works best in quiet environments.
Real-world example
A child who was producing three reluctant sentences by hand dictated an entire page of creative writing using Google Docs voice typing. Their teacher was stunned by the quality of ideas that had been trapped behind the handwriting barrier.
Troubleshooting
- Speech-to-text works best in a quiet room. Background noise causes errors
- Schools are often open to tech alternatives if you frame it as an access need
- Don't abandon handwriting entirely. Short daily practice keeps skills developing
