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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Daily Challenges
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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?'
