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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Social Stories
Your child doesn't understand social expectations
Steps
- Before a social situation, create a simple story about what will happen
- Include: where you're going, who'll be there, what's expected
- Use simple language and pictures if possible
- Read it together before the event
- Review after: 'What went well? What was hard?'
What you need
Paper and markers, or a simple story template
Why it works
Children with Autism and ADHD often miss the unwritten social rules that neurotypical children absorb naturally. Social stories make these invisible expectations explicit and predictable. By rehearsing scenarios in advance, the child has a mental script to draw from when the real situation arises.
Age guidance
Works well for ages 3-10. Keep stories short (5-6 sentences) with pictures for younger children. Older children may prefer discussion-based preparation.
Real-world example
A parent created a simple social story before their child's first birthday party invitation: who would be there, what would happen, when they could leave. Their child read it three times before the party and managed 45 minutes — the longest they'd ever lasted at a social event. Small win, huge progress.
Troubleshooting
- Keep stories short, around 5-6 sentences max
- Focus on what TO do, not what NOT to do
