FC 022: ADD/ADHD: Paying Attention to Attention Disorders - Guest: Katherine Ellison (November 9, 2010)

Published: Nov. 9, 2010, 11:52 p.m.

b'ADD/ADHD impacts the lives of millions of kids and their families. In this podcast Annie Fox talks with Katherine Ellison, author of "Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention" (Hyperion 2010). In this extremely personal memoir, Ellison focuses her Pulitzer Prize winning investigative reporting skills on attention deficit disorders (which both she and her son have). During her year-long probe she researched the personal costs and promised treatments from an insider\'s perspective. Listen in on this intimate conversation about what\'s going on with these kids and how we can best help them. \\n\\nAbout Katherine Ellison\\nKatherine Ellison is a Pulitzer-Prize winning investigative journalist, veteran foreign correspondent and writing consultant. She is the mother of two sons and the author of four books, including "The Mommy Brain: How Motherhood Makes us Smarter" and the new memoir "Buzz, A year of paying attention."\\nMore info at: http://www.KatherineEllison.com\\n\\nSubscribe to Family Confidential on iTunes: http://bit.ly/famconf\\n\\nCopyright \\xa9 2009-2018 Annie Fox and Electric Eggplant. All Rights Reserved.'