My son is almost 5 and currently in a special ed prek program at school. His classroom is a 2-1 student to teacher ratio so he receives a lot of one on one attention in the classroom. He is on his 3rd and last year of prek and I was really hoping next year he would be able to go into general ed kindergarten but now I realize that is not going to happen. I feel it is time to get a diagnoses and I am extremely nervous about it. DS has bits and pieces of various disorders and I am terrified he is going to be misdiagnosed and do NOT want to do any type of medication at this point. We are noticing both in school and at home characteristics of ADHD, Autism, Bipolar Disorder, Sensory Integration Disorder, and Learning Delays. I have had a few discussions with DS's teachers and therapists and we all agree he likely has ADHD and that would also explain his bipolar tendencies. He has obsessive behaviors(Autism) and extreme aversions to the way things sound and feel(Sensory Integration). His learning disabilities are more and more noticeable with age. He still cannot identify blue or red, only knows the letter his name starts with, and generally struggles with processing and understanding any new concepts. I guess I am looking for encouraging words and advice from fellow Mom's of special needs children. I am really worried about what his future holds. Will he be able to go to college, get a good job, have a family? It is just all so up in the air and really scary to think about.