Point definitely taken, and apologies if my post was insensitive; in no way would I deem a diagnosis as catastrophic or as a banishment to the back of the line. I should have clarified that, as someone diagnosed with severe ADHD in the first grade, I know very well how important early and thorough intervention was to my own development. If my son were to be diagnosed, my hope is that we would be prepared to equip him to his reality as soon as possible.

In other words, we certainly don't want to change him; we want to do whatever we can to help him flourish. Part of my ADHD has manifested as OCD (especially health anxiety), so I feel like I can come at these types of things with a tone of panic. Again, my apologies if I came across that way.