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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Restaurant Visits
Eating out is impossible due to sensory issues, waiting, or unpredictable environments
Steps
- Choose a familiar restaurant or look at the menu online beforehand
- Request a quiet table (corner, booth, away from kitchen or music)
- Bring a fidget bag and headphones for waiting times
- Order quickly to reduce the waiting period
- Have a 'safe food' option identified on the menu in advance
What you need
Menu preview, fidget bag, ear defenders, exit plan
Why it works
Restaurants combine almost every sensory challenge — noise, unfamiliar smells, unpredictable waits, social pressure to behave, and food that looks different from home. Preparing the child with the menu, choosing quieter times, and bringing their own familiar items removes enough unpredictability to make the experience manageable.
Age guidance
Challenging at any age, but most difficult between 3-8. Building tolerance through short, successful visits works better than occasional long ordeals.
Real-world example
A parent started with drive-through eaten in the car, then moved to takeaway eaten at the restaurant's outdoor table, then finally inside for a short meal. Each step took a few weeks. By the end, their child could sit through a 30-minute meal without distress.
Troubleshooting
- If the wait is too long, ask for the bill and leave. It's OK
- Some children do better with takeaway eaten in the car park as a stepping stone
- iPad or screen time during waiting is a valid regulation tool in this context
