She tries hard to be friends with her peers and will have her feelings hurt if they don t include her in their activities. This happens because she has a hard time understanding social rules. Crystal functions in the mild range of mental disability. She has the ability to learn most things. She does operate, however, on a very concrete level.
Crystal is in a sixth grade class.
Her functioning is probably about the third grade level. Crystal enjoys playing with Barbie dolls. She doesn t like playing by herself and prefers peers. She likes to read. She enjoys taking walks and picnicking.