User:Kaileyturner/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
We see the struggle of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in our everyday lives. Whether it is at work or school. For me personally it has been a struggle in highly stressful environments. People may just assume you are talkative and not productive. This article goes more in to depth about what ADHD actually is and how it impacts not only children, but adults as well.

Evaluate the article
The lead section is strong. I do believe that they fail to talk about how it can still impact adults in the lead section, but then explain more statistics pertaining to adults later on. I believe that this needs to be included in the lead section. Although they do explain that adults may experience and cope with their symptoms differently since they mention it later on in the article. Therefore, I believe it needs to be touched on in the lead section. Along with this they talk about medications and being diagnosed, although the article is structured well I believe mentioning these subsections is important in the lead section so the reader knows what to expect.

Given that ADHD has been around and studied for decades I believe the article is up to date and contains many reliable sources proving their statements. The article provides a thorough review on the brain chemistry, who it effects, medications, history, etc. The article is able to touch on all facts pertaining to ADHD and is well written. They section off the article based on different topics making it easy to navigate.

The article is well balanced and list facts that support their claims that ADHD is seen more in children than in adults. They still elaborate on both children and adults that experience which creates a well balanced point of view. They also use a variety of sources and medical journals that support their article. They also provide controversial topics that arise when discussing ADHD. Since this is a medical diagnosis there are more facts presented about the topic itself, rather than focusing on the controversies. Given that this was written from many medical journals and scholarly articles, I believe the controversial paragraph is appropriate. They also use images to put into perspective what parts of the brain on impacted, what percent of the population is diagnosed. The only issue is that although the information on ADHD is still current given that it has been studied for decades, the graphs are not up to date.

Based on the history of edits the article is constantly being updated and confirmed with accurate updates and is being improved in a positive manor. I believe this creates a great article. It is presented well. The talk page is active and people are collaborating. I believe it is well developed, contains useful information, and flows well. The only thing I would improve on is lengthening the lead section and updating the graphs. Overall it is very well written and informative and is listed on the Natural Sciences Good Articles Page.