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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Homework Chunking
Your child feels overwhelmed by homework and refuses to start
Steps
- Break homework into small chunks (5-10 minutes each)
- Place one chunk at a time in front of your child
- Take a 2-3 minute movement break between chunks
- Use a timer to make each chunk feel manageable
- Celebrate finishing each chunk
What you need
Timer, separate workspace, movement break ideas
Why it works
Children with ADHD, Dyslexia, and Dyscalculia often experience task paralysis when faced with large pieces of work. Breaking it into small chunks reduces the perceived size of the task and activates the reward system more frequently, making each piece feel achievable rather than impossible.
Age guidance
Works for all ages from 5 upwards. Younger children need shorter chunks (5 minutes), while teens can handle 15-20 minute blocks.
Real-world example
Parents often say the hardest part is getting their child to start at all. Placing just one chunk on the table — literally one worksheet or five questions — removes the visual overwhelm. One parent described it as the difference between 'a mountain and a stepping stone'.
Troubleshooting
- Start with the easiest chunk to build momentum
- If resistance continues, the chunks might be too large
- Let your child choose the order of chunks