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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Sensory-Friendly School Prep
Your child dreads school due to sensory overload (noise, uniform, crowds)
Steps
- Wash new uniform several times to soften it; cut out all labels
- Try seamless socks and soft-sole shoes
- Pack ear defenders or loop earplugs in their bag
- Practise the school route during quiet times
- Arrange a 'soft start' with school if possible (arrive 5 min early to settle)
What you need
Sensory-friendly clothing, ear defenders, school communication
Why it works
For children with Sensory Processing differences and Autism, school uniforms, noisy corridors, and crowded playgrounds can make school feel physically painful before the day even begins. Addressing the sensory barriers first removes the biggest source of morning resistance.
Age guidance
Most critical during Reception and early primary years (ages 4-7) when children are first adapting to the school environment.
Real-world example
One parent spent weeks battling over school shoes until they switched to soft-soled shoes without laces. The morning shoe fight disappeared overnight. Sometimes the simplest changes make the biggest difference.
Troubleshooting
- Many schools allow uniform modifications for sensory needs, so just ask
- A 'transition object' from home can help too
- If refusal continues, request a meeting with the learning support coordinator
