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.

What does Thriive do for me as a parent?

Thriive helps you advocate with confidence, spot the patterns behind hard days, and stop feeling like you're figuring it out alone.

Yes, Thriive is free to start. You can track tough moments, build routines, browse the strategy library, and join The Hive community without paying. Pro and Family plans unlock deeper Pattern Tracker insights, unlimited children and routines, and in-depth strategy guides.

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

Parent Guides

Glossary

Neurodivergent Parenting Glossary: Terms Explained Simply

Daily Challenges

Strategy Categories

Community

AuDHD: When Your Child Has Both ADHD and Autism

Your child has both ADHD and autism (AuDHD) and strategies designed for one condition keep clashing with the other

Steps

Learn to spot which 'brain' is driving the behaviour right now. Is the need for stimulation (ADHD) or the need for predictability (autism) winning?
Build routines that have flexibility baked in. A visual schedule with two or three swap-in options gives structure without rigidity
Offer sensory input AND novelty together. For example, a new fidget tool each week within an otherwise predictable homework routine
Watch for conflicting needs: your child may crave social connection (ADHD) but find it overwhelming (autism). Short, planned social time with recovery breaks works better than open-ended playdates
When a strategy designed for ADHD or autism alone isn't working, ask: is the other profile getting in the way?
Talk to your child about their two sets of needs. Even young children can learn 'sometimes my brain wants excitement and sometimes it wants things to stay the same'

What you need

Patience, observation skills, and a willingness to throw out strategies that 'should' work on paper but don't work for your child

Why it works

ADHD and autism have fundamentally different, sometimes opposing, neurological needs. ADHD brains seek novelty, stimulation, and movement. Autistic brains seek predictability, routine, and sensory regulation. When both are present, strategies designed for just one profile often fail or make the other worse. Understanding your child as AuDHD, rather than ADHD-plus-autism, lets you build approaches that honour both sets of needs at the same time.

Age guidance

Relevant at any age, but particularly important from age 5 onwards when school demands highlight the competing needs. Teenagers with AuDHD often benefit from understanding the dual profile themselves.

Real-world example

A parent tried a reward chart (classic ADHD strategy) for their AuDHD child's morning routine. It worked for three days, then the child refused to engage with it at all. The novelty had worn off (ADHD) and the chart had become 'wrong' because they'd missed a day (autism rigidity). Switching to a visual schedule with built-in choice ('pick two of these three breakfast options') gave the autism brain its predictability while the ADHD brain got just enough novelty to stay engaged.

Troubleshooting

If a textbook ADHD strategy isn't working, the autism profile may be blocking it. Try adding more predictability
If an autism strategy isn't working, your child's ADHD brain may need more stimulation within the structure
Medication for ADHD can sometimes unmask autistic traits that were hidden by hyperactivity. This is normal and not a sign the medication is wrong
Your child's needs will shift day to day. What works on Monday might not work on Wednesday. That's the AuDHD experience, not a failure of your parenting