So...what does he have again???

It seems as though every 'professional' interprets the same information differently.  

I've been trying for years to get Braeden the help and treatment he needs, but have been corralled into stereotypes and never been able to break free of them.  Now...after seeing my psych team 'officially', they've concluded that yes indeed he DOES have ADHD *and anyone who's ever met the child would agree to that*...of which he will be treated from a most noninvasive approach available, and still retain his delightful personality buried beneath layers upon layers of hypersensitivity to stimuli...and after a behavioral profile, they have moved him out of the Autism Spectrum *which I never really felt he fit* and into the low intensity level of childhood bipolarity.  
Now, this sounds bad...but really it opens the previously unobtainable doors that will vastly improve Braeden's quality of life.  It does include a medicinal treatment plan...but one I'm comfortable with *as opposed to the previous psych who wanted him on schizophrenic anti-psychotics WITHOUT behavioral supports*.    
"Autism" only 'requires' ABA Therapy as it's 'miracle' treatment...and ABA is more like training a dog/monkey to perform tricks.  There are useful components of it, which we will be employing with Ally, his newly appointed IN HOME Behavioral Therapist!!!  And the rest will be provided via counseling and other behavioral techniques more tailored to his specific situation.  
Being that so much is going on with him, my psych team is moving forward not only VERY slowly, but even more carefully than usual.  They're quite optimistic that with the interventions I've fought for years to get will give Braeden a new life, really.  
Sometimes, he's so trapped up in his own world/fit/etc...and we're hoping to be able to finally give him the ability to not only self regulate so he doesn't reach levels of maladaptive behaviors, but to recognize the symptoms and learn to first come down off the track that leads to meltdowns and know what can trigger these symptoms so that we can, eventually, have good days 75%-90% of the time...instead of the maybe 30% we have now.  
I know nothing is a miracle cure, but I'm seeing a future for him that I didn't before.  With the right encouragements and techniques, he could be able to function mentally to the extent that no one even suspects that he is considered within the bipolar spectrum.  Now...if we could only control his seizures...