Henry's Classroom

<p>Over 7 million students ages 3-21 across the United States receive special education services under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act. </p><p>Amy Mackin's son Henry is one of them. </p><p></p><p>As she navigates the medical social and educational systems that are designed to help families like hers she discovers that staffing shortages budget restrictions ineffective communication practices and a resistance to innovative ideas all threaten her son's ability to reach his full potential. </p><p></p><p>Henry's Classroom takes readers on Amy's often frustrating sometimes funny journey with her son-from the initial signs of a developmental delay through early intervention eventual diagnosis and Henry's challenges within the public education system-until they finally turn away from traditional structures and create something new instead. As much a work of cultural criticism as it is a memoir <em>Henry's Classroom</em> argues that an expanded more flexible vision of American schools and workplaces is essential for our society to realize true equity and inclusion.</p>