Journalist and foreign correspondent Katherine Ellison authored and coauthored 10 nonfiction books and won several journalism awards, including a Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting.
In 2010, she wrote the book Buzz: A Year of Paying Attention, which recounts her experiences trying to understand and cope with ADHD after both she and her son were diagnosed with the disorder. Katherine has since given speeches throughout the US and abroad in hopes of increasing understanding about ADHD. "It's amazing that — unlike with mental issues like depression and schizophrenia — there is a strong faction of people who insist ADHD doesn't exist," Katherine told POPSUGAR. "There is both overdiagnosis and underdiagnosis, but people with genuine diagnoses need more support and understanding than we're getting."
Katherine, who described herself as "restless and easily bored," said she was drawn to her ultimately successful journalism career because covering the news is so inherently stimulating and always changing. As an author, she went on to explore in-depth the topics she has found most important, including climate change, public education, and the impact of mental disorders on family life. "For people with ADHD, it's particularly important to find what you're most good at and what gives your life meaning," Katherine told POPSUGAR.
