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
Parent Guides
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Daily Challenges
Strategy Categories
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Task Initiation Hack
You know what you need to do but can't make yourself start
Steps
- Pick the task you're avoiding and commit to doing it for just 2 minutes
- Set a timer on your phone for 2 minutes. That's your only obligation
- Remove one barrier: open the laptop, put on shoes, lay out the supplies
- Once the 2 minutes pass, decide if you want to continue (most times you will)
- Reward yourself after completing the task, even something small like a cup of tea
What you need
A phone timer and willingness to try the 2-minute rule
Why it works
ADHD brains struggle with task initiation because the dopamine reward system doesn't activate for 'boring but necessary' tasks. The 2-minute rule lowers the activation threshold so dramatically that the brain can start. Once started, momentum often carries you forward.
Age guidance
Designed for adults. Teens with ADHD can also benefit from this approach.
Real-world example
One parent committed to 2 minutes of tidying the kitchen. They set the timer, put away three things, and then found themselves doing the whole kitchen. The hardest part was always just starting — once they were moving, the task felt manageable.
Troubleshooting
- If 2 minutes still feels impossible, try 30 seconds. Any start counts
- Pair the dreaded task with something pleasant (music, a favourite drink)
- If you genuinely can't start, your body might need rest. That's valid too
