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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Public Outings Preparation
Going out in public is so stressful you avoid it entirely
Steps
- Prepare a social story about where you're going and what to expect
- Pack a sensory kit: ear defenders, fidgets, sunglasses, snacks, water
- Plan an exit strategy before you go: 'If it's too much, we'll leave'
- Visit during quieter times (early morning, weekdays) when possible
- Keep the outing short at first and build up duration over time
What you need
Social story, sensory kit bag, exit plan, realistic expectations
Why it works
Neurodivergent children find public spaces overwhelming because they're unpredictable, noisy, and sensory-rich. Preparation removes the unpredictability, a sensory kit manages the overload, and having an exit plan reduces anxiety because the child knows they won't be trapped.
Age guidance
Relevant from age 2 onwards. Younger children need more sensory support; older children benefit from being involved in the planning.
Real-world example
A parent started packing ear defenders, a fidget, and a snack in a small bag every time they left the house. Just knowing the bag was there made their child calmer about outings. They called it the 'adventure bag' and the child started asking for it themselves.
Troubleshooting
- Having to leave early is not a failure. You tried, and that counts
- Some places offer 'quiet hours' for neurodivergent families. Search online
- A post-outing debrief helps: 'What was OK? What was hard?'
