Event

Katherine Ellison: ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know

Presented by Peninsula Arts & Letters and Kepler's Books

Thursday, March 31, 2016

7:30pm

Seating Area opens at 6:30pm
Kepler's Books
1010 El Camino Real
Menlo Park, CA 94025

Join Katherine for a lively and informative conversation about one of the biggest public health issues of today, ADHD. She'll discuss all of the most controversial ADHD topics, including:

Does it even exist?
Does it only affect kids?
How much do meds really help?
How does it affect women differently than men?

Rates of diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are skyrocketing, throughout America and the rest of the world. U.S. rates of youth diagnosis have increased 40% from just a decade ago. Adults with ADHD are now the fastest-growing segment of the population receiving diagnosis and medication. The disorder is painful and sometimes disabling for individuals and tremendously costly for society; yet, widespread misinformation, skepticism, and unanswered questions have jeopardized effective diagnosis and treatment.

Researched and written by Stephen Hinshaw, an international expert on ADHD, and Katherine Ellison, a Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist and author, ADHD: What Everyone Needs to Know is the go-to book for authoritative, current, accurate, and compelling information about the global ADHD epidemic.

Katherine will be in conversation with Melissa Belle Anderson. As a mother of two, Melissa Belle Anderson was diagnosed with ADHD late in life. Since receiving treatment, she is now a full time, first-generation college student, entrepreneur, and ADHD advocate. When not occupied with little ones, studying, or consulting clients on social media presence, Melissa seeks to spread awareness by blogging about her real-life struggles as a woman with ADHD.