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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Making and Keeping Friends
Your child wants friends but doesn't know how to make or maintain friendships
Steps
- Arrange structured, activity-based playdates (Lego, baking, a specific game)
- Keep playdates short (1-2 hours max) so they end on a positive note
- Coach friendship skills before the playdate: greeting, sharing, taking turns
- Help them identify children with similar interests (shared interests = easier friendships)
- After the playdate, debrief: 'What went well? What was tricky?'
What you need
Structured activity for playdates, coaching time, willing families
Why it works
Neurodivergent children often struggle with the unstructured, improvised nature of typical friendships. Structured, interest-based activities remove the social guesswork and let the connection happen around a shared focus. Short playdates that end on a positive note build positive associations.
Age guidance
Start from age 4-5 with short, structured playdates. As children grow, help them find interest-based groups where friendships form more naturally.
Real-world example
A parent arranged a playdate centred on Lego with one child who shared the same interest. The two children built side by side for an hour, barely talking. The parent worried it wasn't social enough, but their child asked to invite the friend back. That parallel play was the foundation of a genuine friendship.
Troubleshooting
- Quality over quantity: one good friend matters more than many acquaintances
- If school friendships aren't working, try out-of-school clubs based on their interests
- Parallel play (doing the same activity side by side) is valid socialising
