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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Coordination Through Play
Your child avoids physical activities and feels clumsy compared to peers
Steps
- Focus on non-competitive physical activities: swimming, trampolining, climbing
- Play catch with a large, soft ball at close range
- Set up simple obstacle courses at home
- Celebrate effort and participation, never compare to peers
- Build in daily movement that feels fun, not like therapy
What you need
Soft balls, space for movement, patience and encouragement
Why it works
Children with Dyspraxia often avoid physical activities because they've experienced repeated failure and embarrassment compared to peers. Non-competitive activities remove the comparison element, and water-based activities like swimming provide natural body support, making movement feel more achievable and enjoyable.
Age guidance
Start as early as age 3 with simple play-based movement. The key at any age is finding activities that feel fun rather than therapeutic.
Real-world example
One family tried football, rugby, and tennis before discovering that their child loved trampolining. No one was watching, no one was keeping score, and the proprioceptive input was exactly what their body craved. They went from avoiding all physical activity to bouncing for 30 minutes a day.
Troubleshooting
- Swimming is excellent for dyspraxia because the water supports the body
- Avoid team sports initially if they cause anxiety
- An OT can create a targeted motor skills programme
