Thriive is for ADHD and autistic people of any age. Adults use it to understand their own patterns and advocate for what they need. Parents use it with their children. One account covers the whole household.

What does Thriive actually do?

Thriive helps you track tough moments and wins in 30 seconds, spots the patterns behind them, matches you with strategies that fit how your brain works, and turns it all into evidence you can take to your GP, school, or workplace.

What does Thriive do for my child?

Thriive helps children understand how their brain works, with strategies that fit their specific profile, so they don't grow up believing they're broken.

Yes, Thriive is free to start. You can track tough moments, build routines, browse the strategy library, and check in daily without paying. Pro unlocks deeper Pattern Tracker insights, unlimited profiles and routines, and in-depth strategy guides.

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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Neurodivergent Parenting Glossary: Terms Explained Simply

Daily Challenges

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Community

School Refusal: Understanding and Responding

Your child refuses to go to school, has extreme anxiety about attending, or is missing significant school time

Steps

Understand what school refusal actually is: it's not defiance or laziness. It's anxiety-driven avoidance. Forcing or punishing rarely works and usually makes things worse
Try to identify the trigger. Is it: a specific lesson or teacher, lunch and unstructured time, bullying or social difficulty, sensory overwhelm, academic pressure, or morning anxiety that builds the night before?
Involve your child in finding the trigger. Ask when they started dreading it, what's the worst part of the day, what would make it feel safer
Talk to the school immediately. Share what you're seeing at home. Ask what they've noticed. Request a meeting with the learning support team
Ask for a phased return plan if your child has been out of school: starting with a few hours, a preferred subject, or a trusted adult to meet them at the gate
Seek a professional referral to a child psychologist or educational specialist if the refusal is sustained and you can't identify or address the trigger

What you need

Patience, a collaborative approach with school, professional referral if needed, written records of absences and communications

Why it works

School refusal is anxiety-driven avoidance — the child's nervous system has learned that school is unsafe. Identifying the specific trigger and building a graduated return plan rebuilds safety without the forced attendance that makes anxiety worse.

Age guidance

Can occur at any age. Common trigger points are school entry, around age 7-8, and the transition to secondary or middle school.

Real-world example

An 8-year-old started refusing school after the classroom layout changed. Once the desk was moved back and a visual timetable reinstated, attendance recovered within two weeks. The trigger wasn't obvious until his parents asked him directly.

Troubleshooting

Don't let it drift. Each missed day makes return harder. Act early
Avoid power struggles in the morning — the more dysregulated your child gets, the less likely they are to attend. Keep your own nervous system calm
Mark any absence as 'medical' if anxiety is the cause — this frames it correctly and prevents unnecessary attendance pressure
Educate yourself on the difference between school refusal and truancy. The causes and responses are completely different
If the school is pressuring attendance without addressing the underlying cause, that pressure will make things worse. Push for support, not punishment