What should I do in a situation like this?

[Denise]

I am in an adaptive gym class that is offered to students on a 504 or an iep. Some of the kids in it are more enabled to function like I am, but others aren't. there's this one kid that takes to me like a friend, but he's really bothering the other kids, and they have been telling the teacher on him numerous times. today he chased a girl when we were waiting out in the gym before class started, and he pushed her on the floor. she was really hurt, and she has arthritis in her knees. the things he's doing are getting pretty out of hand, but i don't think he knows better. he probably thinks he was playing, but she got hurt. i feel like having this person as a friend isn't such a good idea if this is how they act.

[Gumleaf]

he probably isn't the type of person to have for a friend. but it does give you the chance to do something good. maybe since he seems to like you, maybe you could convince him to lay off the other people he annoys? then maybe he could be the type of person you can be friends with?

[Denise]

he probably isn't the type of person to have for a friend. but it does give you the chance to do something good. maybe since he seems to like you, maybe you could convince him to lay off the other people he annoys? then maybe he could be the type of person you can be friends with?

the thing is, it seems like when people tell him to not do something it makes him do it double time.

[AllThatIsLeft]

...... what i would do would be to do something like that to him, to see how it feels... but don't follow that advise, it isn't very nice.

now it's up to you if you want to be friends with him, if you don't like it when he hurts ppl (accident or not).... you should talk to him or not get involved in case like you said he does it double...

and if he doubles it up after he is told, that shows that there is intention. Which isn't good, and it is recommendable that you let teachers know.

[byee]

People have strengths and weaknesses, and maybe this guy needs work on physical self awareness, how strong he is and how much he uses his body language. That's a task for the teachers who work with him in those situations where his weaknesses are most apparent, like PE.

But, maybe these problems wouldn't be such an issue during other classes or doing other things, when other skills and abilities are required? Abilities that he might be better at?

If that's the case, then you might look to befriend him at those times and during those tasks, when the risk to you (and him) are lower. When he's in PE, you'd recognize he's not at his best, and avoid him.