Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/hyperactive Disorder (chadd)

Sareice Lee

ENG-105

May 7, 2018

Professor Petty

                                            Meeting Criterion: A Website’s Review                                                      

 If you search it, you will find it. This is true when looking for answers on the internet, but is all the information received accurate? When choosing a website for review there are specific standards that website should meet in order to be considered credible. The website in review is Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (CHADD). Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) “is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in childhood” (Facts about ADHD, 2017). Being that this disorder is so common it is important to bring awareness to ADHD, in doing so organizations that provide information on the internet need to be reliable. Through the use of accuracy, authority and currency the CHADD website effectively meets criteria by providing its readers with credible and accurate information, naming all affliliates and sources, and staying current and up-to-date with the information released to the public.

Upon opening up the CHADD website the accuracy of the website is evident to the reader and effectively meets criteria. CHADD was published in 2018 making it current and the contents up to date. They are a non-profit organization providing education, advocacy, and support for individuals with ADHD. Founded in 1987 with a mission to “improve the lives of people affected by ADHD” (CHADD,2018). By giving their readers and members multiple ways to contact them through hotlines, confrences and by going to their National Resource Center deems them reliable.

Although CHADD is an organization it still proves to be authoritative.  The URL for the site is .org, even though this is usually known as a non-government website, CHADD is funded through a cooperative agreement with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (NCBDDD). The National Resource Center on ADHD is a program of CHADD that serves as a National Public Health Practice and Resource Center (NPHPRC) providing education, advocacy and support for individuals with ADHD (CHADD, 2018). By listing all affliates, their credential and the sources used gives the reader a secure feeling of knowing that the information that they are receiving is factual. This makes the website effective in meeting criterion and a reliable source.

The currency of a website gives the reader a jackpot of information. there is always new information to be found due to continues research on ADHD, and CHADD effectively meets the criterion of currency by providing their readers with accurate and up-to-date information. Being published in 2018 makes the site current, all links, webcast, webinars and conference are all dated for 2018, There is actually an “Ask the Expert” training dated for June 21, 2018 and a annual conference on ADHD dated for November 2018. Readers can look at videos and read about past and future events right on the website allowing them to still be there virtually.   content of the page is updated daily, CHADD makes it easy for anyone to stay up-to-date with them by following them on any social media network, Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn, this way any and all information that is new can be notified through these platforms. Giving their readers the option to speak with a specialist between the hours of 9-5 is a great way for readers to stay up-to-date with information and answers directly and proves that the organization is credible.