FC 022: ADD/ADHD: Paying Attention to Attention Disorders - Guest: Katherine Ellison (November 9, 2010)
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.
About Katherine Ellison
Katherine 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."
More info at: http://www.KatherineEllison.com
About Annie Fox, M.Ed.
Annie is an educator with 30+ years experience. She's been on the receiving end of email questions from tweens, teens and parents since 1997. Annie's books include: The Teen Guide to Dating and Relating, Too Stressed to Think? And the the new Middle School Confidential Series™
More information about Annie at: http://AnnieFox.com
About Family Confidential
Family Confidential: Secrets of Successful Parenting is a weekly podcast that focuses on 21st century parenting challenges and solutions. Hosted by Annie Fox and produced by Electric Eggplant, Family Confidential brings you practical parenting advice through in-depth conversations with authors, educators and therapists. If you're a parent of a tween or teen, this series is for you. In fact, you can become part of the series by sending in your parenting questions and getting direct answers. These recorded discussions help parents strengthen family connections by providing tips, child-rearing insight and practical tools for guiding your kids through the teen years and beyond. http://FamilyConfidential.com
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