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
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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
