Mari Miranda, a West Kendall parent of two sons with special needs, said she couldn’t have gotten her sons the help they needed without Parent to Parent of Miami.
Her 11-year-old son, Alexander Blanco, has bilateral hearing loss and ADHD. Andres Blanco, 10, has been diagnosed with ADHD and oppositional defiant disorder (ODD).
A Parent to Parent advocate went with her to her sons’ Individualized Education Program (IEP) meetings at school and helped her understand what accommodations they were entitled to under federal laws. Some of the accommodations include small testing groups, extra time for homework, tests and projects and reduced homework…