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 and parental support from a senior occupational therapist with 30+ years' experience, not a diagnosis. We don't believe in labels; we believe in helping children and their future.
Screen, Support.Strengthen.
✨ Locus Therapy is now Locus Thrive
Thanks to our families' wonderful feedback, we've made everything simpler and easier to navigate, with the same expert care behind it.
Support that fits your family
Practical support, happier progress.
Everything happens at home, in small steps that feel like play.
ScreenBuild essential skills
Start with a free screening, then get activities matched to your child's strengths and needs.
SupportAt home, on your time
Short, playful activities that fit into everyday routines, with no appointments or waiting lists.
StrengthenTrack and celebrate
See progress week by week and celebrate every small win with your child.
Expert-backedBacked by experts
Designed with a senior occupational therapist with 30+ years' experience, with guidance whenever you need it.
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.
Support for the things children do every day
Our screenings look across many everyday skills and routines — strengths first, always.
Tap any area to start a free screening →
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.
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.
Accessible
Use from home on phone, tablet or computer.
No labels needed
Start understanding your child's needs without waiting for a diagnosis. We focus on helping children and their future.
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.
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.
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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
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