Samantha Hines lives with her family in Newport, Rhode Island, and has been a high school English teacher for the last 23 years. Her son Edgar was diagnosed with epilepsy in October 2011 and with ADHD in October 2012. In September 2012, she began her Ph.D. in Humanities at Salve Regina University. Her blog, My Three Sons, was named by Adoptive Families as one of the Top Twenty Adoption Blogs on the Web.
Samantha Hines
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“It’s My Son’s Body and Journey—and His Decision to Take Meds or Not”
My son now understands, and feels, how his ADHD medicine ...
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The Day My Son Was Called Crazy
Crazy was a word assigned to my son first when he began to have seizures. Now, as he...
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My Curious Son Wants to Travel, But His ADHD Grounds Him
My son with ADHD is impulsive, inattentive, and has challenges with medication. How will...
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I Worry That ADHD Has Taken Its Toll on My Son
When I worry about if ADHD has taken a toll on my son's happiness, all I can do is remind...
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Back Off, World: My Son and I Are Doing Our Best
Do I blame him for the outbursts, o...
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Spread the Word: My Kid Can Read!
Reading gets derailed for kids with attention deficit when they struggle with memory...
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Handle with Care – But Have a Little Faith
Our kids may seem fragile to us, but they're stronger and more capable than we sometimes...
The Best Version of My Son
It was an innocent enough question from my oldest son: “Mom, why do you have to...
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The New King of Lego
My ADHD son never posed a threat to his brother's master-builder status - but treatment...
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Side Effects May Include: Humiliation, Judgment, and Stigma
Two recent encounters at the pharmacy convinced me: If you can't yell "Fire!" in a...