In the past I’ve tried to explain to friends and family what having ADHD really means. How it impacts all of our lives. How it defines relationships, their education, their careers, after school activities, and how we socialise. I’ve had to give up. Unless you’re at home with us between 6 a.m. and 8.30 a.m. or 3 p.m. and 11 p.m. when their meds aren’t in their systems, or you have a family member (or two, or three, or four) who is ADHD, you’ll probably never understand why I am quite so deeply, achingly exhausted.