How the CDC effectively provides ADHD information ADHD is a disorder that could take time and a lot of attention to be able to diagnose. There are many tools and help provided to parents and teachers to assist in recognizing symptoms and signs. The CDC developed a page on their website to provide more information about ADHD. On this page the CDC provides useful information that parents, teachers and even healthcare providers could benefit from. The information on the page is broken down into sections easy to read and follow. The CDC utilized different approaches to try to catch the readers. The CDC achieves to provide information to the interested parties by successfully utilizing the logos, pathos and ethos appeals. The logos, pathos, and
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The CDC effectively divides the information presented, making it easier to follow. It utilizes a pathos appeal to captivate the reader by explaining that is normal for children to have a certain level of distractibility at a certain age although with ADHD, this distractibility does not go away and it could affect other aspects of their life. Hendriksen, Peijnenborgh, Aldenkamp, & Vles (2015) supports that “Adequate and early diagnosis may have important therapeutic implications for treating acquired ADHD and may improve quality of life in general and more specific learning and academics”. This is the main reason why a parent should pay more attention to such symptoms mentioned by the CDC. The CDC mentioned that children with ADHD symptoms and behaviors will continue to display these behaviors, which could make interaction with friends and at school more challenging. It will be hard for a parent to allow their child to struggle to socialize with others as well as an academically …show more content…
Whomever those readers are, whether they are parents, teachers or healthcare providers, such readers could find the information provided by the CDC useful. The CDC effectively catches the audience by providing information through the use of emotion, logic, and credible information. This information is out and could be used to help a child get the help they need and deserve. This is what the CDC had in mind when they created the page. They utilized pathos, logos and ethos to appeal to the audience and get the information out in a successful
The CDC effectively divides the information presented, making it easier to follow. It utilizes a pathos appeal to captivate the reader by explaining that is normal for children to have a certain level of distractibility at a certain age although with ADHD, this distractibility does not go away and it could affect other aspects of their life. Hendriksen, Peijnenborgh, Aldenkamp, & Vles (2015) supports that “Adequate and early diagnosis may have important therapeutic implications for treating acquired ADHD and may improve quality of life in general and more specific learning and academics”. This is the main reason why a parent should pay more attention to such symptoms mentioned by the CDC. The CDC mentioned that children with ADHD symptoms and behaviors will continue to display these behaviors, which could make interaction with friends and at school more challenging. It will be hard for a parent to allow their child to struggle to socialize with others as well as an academically …show more content…
Whomever those readers are, whether they are parents, teachers or healthcare providers, such readers could find the information provided by the CDC useful. The CDC effectively catches the audience by providing information through the use of emotion, logic, and credible information. This information is out and could be used to help a child get the help they need and deserve. This is what the CDC had in mind when they created the page. They utilized pathos, logos and ethos to appeal to the audience and get the information out in a successful