Understand your child's strengths. Know where they may need support.
Not sure whether your child's difficulties with attention, handwriting, learning, behaviour, sensory needs, coordination or everyday routines need extra support? Start with our free Discovery Screening to get a clearer picture of your child's strengths and areas that may need attention.
Educational guidance — not a diagnosis.
Does any of this sound familiar?
Many parents arrive here because something at home or school has felt difficult.
"Homework takes forever."
"My child is intelligent but gets distracted very easily."
"The teacher keeps mentioning handwriting."
"I have to repeat instructions again and again."
"Small things sometimes lead to big emotional reactions."
"My child avoids sports or physical activities."
"Screens are becoming difficult to manage."
"I know my child is capable, but something seems to be getting in the way."
These behaviours can have many different reasons. Understanding the pattern is a useful first step.
Start by discovering the whole child
The free Discovery Screening gives parents a broad view of their child's development. It looks at strengths as well as areas where additional support may be helpful.
Strengths
- Skills your child manages confidently
- Areas they enjoy
- Abilities they can build on
Areas to Explore
Discovery is the starting point. It helps you understand where to look more closely — it does not diagnose your child.
From understanding to practical support
A simple pathway — from first noticing a concern to practical support at home.
Discover
Complete the free Discovery Screening to see your child's strengths and identify areas that may benefit from additional support.
Explore
If an area needs a closer look, continue to the Thrive Screening for a more detailed understanding of your child's support needs.
Get a Plan
Based on the screening results, parents can choose a structured home-based programme with activities relevant to their child's needs.
Practise at Home
Complete short activities together at home and fit them into everyday routines.
Keep Going
Set reminders, record activities and follow progress over time. Regular practice can help children build skills, confidence and independence.
Discover
Complete the free Discovery Screening to see your child's strengths and identify areas that may benefit from additional support.
Explore
If an area needs a closer look, continue to the Thrive Screening for a more detailed understanding of your child's support needs.
Get a Plan
Based on the screening results, parents can choose a structured home-based programme with activities relevant to their child's needs.
Practise at Home
Complete short activities together at home and fit them into everyday routines.
Keep Going
Set reminders, record activities and follow progress over time. Regular practice can help children build skills, confidence and independence.
Discovery and Thrive have different purposes
Discovery Screening
Your starting point- Free
- Broad developmental overview
- Identifies strengths
- Highlights areas that may need support
- Helps parents decide what to explore next
- Parent-completed
- Non-diagnostic
Upload the Discovery result screenshot in Admin → Homepage Content
Thrive Screening
A deeper look- Completed after Discovery where appropriate
- Looks more closely at identified areas
- Provides more detailed guidance
- Helps inform the next level of home support
- Parent-completed
- Non-diagnostic
Upload the Thrive result screenshot in Admin → Homepage Content
Discovery shows you WHERE to look. Thrive helps you explore WHAT may need more support.
Once you understand the need, know what to do next
Understanding a difficulty is useful. Knowing how to support your child at home is the next step.
Practical activities
Activities parents can complete with their child at home.
Professional guidance
Activities designed using occupational therapy knowledge and developmental principles.
Short and manageable
Designed to fit into family routines rather than becoming another long homework task.
Set reminders
Parents can schedule reminders to help maintain regular practice.
Track participation and progress
Keep a record of activities and follow the programme over time.
Build through repetition
Developmental skills are supported through consistent practice rather than one-off activities.
Support for the things children do every day
Our screenings look across many everyday skills and routines — strengths first, always.
Designed to help parents move from uncertainty to action
Strengths-based
Start with what your child can do, not simply what they struggle with.
Parent-friendly
Clear language without unnecessary clinical jargon.
Practical
Move from understanding a concern to activities you can use at home.
Professionally informed
Screenings and activities developed using occupational therapy and child-development expertise.
Accessible
Use from home on phone, tablet or computer.
No diagnosis required
Parents can start understanding their child's needs without waiting for a diagnostic label.
Meet the founders
Locus Thrive has been developed with input from experienced occupational therapists and other child-development and education professionals.
Founder Name
Occupational Therapist
Years of experience in child development.
Founder Name
Child Development Specialist
Background in education and developmental support.
What parents say
Leanne Fahey
This app is excellent. It will empower parents to know how to help their children at home with lots of practical ideas, suggestions and activities, while they await professional assessments.
KBarrett22
App has been hugely beneficial as it offers practical and actionable steps for families. Would highly recommend.
Leah Evans
After having some concerns about my young son I downloaded this app as it was recommended to me. I followed all the recommended activities which were all very easy to understand and to execute for me.
Rekha Prem
Great initiative of creating this easily accessible and a very thoughtful app. As a parent and a medical staff, this app gives lot of reassurance and helpful to find out children needs and problems. I would definitely recommend this app to every parent.
Kritika Godiyal
A very nice step taken to compile all the issues parents usually have regarding their child and this is very beneficial for all parents having difficulty to understand the child's behaviour.
Dr. Rajeev Aggarwal
The app is unique in screening the problems faced by children. The professional support at the back end to evaluate and manage the problems is commendable.
See Locus Thrive in Action
Watch how parents use Locus Thrive to support their child's development.
How to use the Locus Thrive app
From screening to home activities
Use Locus Thrive wherever you are
Use Locus Thrive on your phone, tablet or computer. You can also add it to your phone's home screen for quick access.
Frequently asked questions
You don't need to have all the answers to take the first step.
Start by understanding what your child already does well and where a little more support may help.
For children aged 5–16 • Parent-completed • Educational guidance, not diagnosis
Have a child aged 0–4? Start Milestone Screening