CHADD is a membership organization, produces the bi-monthly Attention magazine (for members), and sponsors an annual conference. The National Resource Center on ADHD (NRC) is the CDC-funded national clearinghouse for evidence-based information about ADHD.

Contact information for all local chapters is available online through CHADD's Resource Directory.

CHADD was founded in 1987 in response to the frustration and sense of isolation experienced by parents and their children with ADHD.