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
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Daily Challenges
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Elopement and Running Away
Your child bolts or runs away in unsafe situations (car parks, shops, near roads)
Steps
- Create a safety plan: who does what when the child runs
- Use visual and verbal 'stop' cues practised at home first
- Consider a medical ID bracelet with your phone number
- Secure your home environment: door alarms, window locks, gate locks
- Teach 'safe places' and 'safe people' using social stories
- Inform school, neighbours, and local community about the risk
What you need
ID bracelet, door/window alarms, safety plan, school communication
Why it works
Elopement in neurodivergent children is usually driven by impulsivity (ADHD) or a flight response to sensory/emotional overwhelm (Autism). It's a safety issue, not a behaviour issue. Prevention-first strategies — alarms, ID, practised stop cues — address the risk while you work on the underlying drive.
Age guidance
Most common between ages 2-8. Some children continue to elope into the teenage years, particularly when overwhelmed or anxious.
Real-world example
A parent installed a £10 door chime alarm and it changed everything. They heard the alert before their child reached the front path. That 5-second head start was the difference between a safe retrieval and a dangerous situation.
Troubleshooting
- This is a safety issue, not a behaviour issue. Prioritise prevention over correction
- Wrist links and reins are valid safety tools, not signs of bad parenting
- If elopement is frequent, request an occupational therapy or behaviour support referral
