Everyday Challenges

Brooke Clements
Evie Edwards
Jordan Mendelsohn

          "Smart" people are respected, but that doesn't always mean they will have more friends. The people who have the most friends, whether they are smart, or not are the ones who are truly nice people, someone who can get along with everyone, and treats everyone equally.  Being smart does not guarantee your friends, it's how you treat other people.  Charlie believes, that if he goes through with the experiment/surgery, he will have a straight shot at having friends, but what would give him friends, would be being the nicest that he can be. Some people with mental disabilities, try to fit in a much as possible, because sometimes they are the ones who stand out. Sometimes people with mental disabilities can’t learn as well, as people who don’t have those disabilities, in some cases people who have mental disabilities can’t be as ‘smart’ because their disability limits them. People with mental disabilities have to try harder to learn in the same ways people without a disability can learn. "Smart" people have many challenges that they experience. One challenge "smarter" people have is that people expect so much out of them, and they add a lot of pressure to their schoolwork. Everyone has challenges in life, friends, and school even though they may or may not have a mental disability. People with a mental disability also have everyday struggles that people who don't have a disability don't go through. Things from just doing grocery shopping can sometimes be a struggle. All in all everyone has struggles with everything in life, it does not matter if you have a disability or not.