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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Writing Warm-Up Routine
Your child's hand cramps up or they refuse to write because it hurts
Steps
- Start with 2 minutes of finger stretches: spread, squeeze, wiggle
- Do a quick fine-motor warm-up: playdough squeezing, coin spinning, or rubber band stretches
- Use an ergonomic pencil grip or chunky pen to reduce strain
- Set a sloped writing board (or a lever arch file) for better wrist angle
- Break writing into short 5-minute blocks with hand rest breaks between
- Celebrate completing each block. Effort matters more than neatness
What you need
Pencil grip, sloped board or lever arch file, playdough or stress ball, timer
Why it works
Dysgraphia means the motor planning required for handwriting is exhausting and painful. Warm-up exercises prepare the hand muscles, ergonomic tools reduce strain, and short blocks prevent the fatigue that leads to frustration and shutdown.
Age guidance
Essential from age 5 when formal writing begins. These supports remain valuable through secondary school.
Real-world example
A parent introduced a 2-minute playdough squeeze before every writing task. Their child went from refusing to pick up a pencil to completing short writing tasks without complaint. The warm-up became a non-negotiable part of their homework routine.
Troubleshooting
- If they resist warm-ups, make them playful: race to squeeze playdough 10 times
- Try different grip styles. What works for one child may not work for another
- Ask an occupational therapist about specific hand exercises for your child
