He's been very difficult to work with because he's very pessimistic and he gets too close while working with me. We both have no scenes yet, so he always gets behind me and gets real close. His monitor makes sure he doesn't do anything, but it makes me uncomfortable. And I'm not allowed to voice my discomfort because I only know about his issues through my mom's school contacts who wanted me to watch out.
I'm not sure how to handle him. I've always treated him like everyone else, just been more patient. But I can't tell anyone why I'm uncomfortable because it could get people I know in trouble. And the kid.
I've been polite to him, and I've told him to back off. But he won't get the message. What should I say to make sure that he gets the message but I don't let his secret slip? He's really making improvement after coming back to regular school. He just gets too close.

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Nobody ever calls me Sugarlips.
It's such a magnificent day, why spoil it for the rabbits?

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you just have to remember that everone thinks differently and people who are mentally challenged think very differently and depending on the level of the illness, trying to get your point across in a way that you do with everyone else may not work. in the end of the day you should get advice from your mum's school contacts if they seem know him more than you.
i think the fact that you are trying to maintain your friendship, instead of just shoving him to the side because he is different, is a really admirable thing!

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We're not friends, really. I just don't want people to look at him even more differently than they do now, just because of my discomfort.

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Nobody ever calls me Sugarlips.
It's such a magnificent day, why spoil it for the rabbits?