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Congrats on taking this on! I think this is going to be a huge change for everyone but it takes a great deal of courage and compassion to do what you are doing for him. The one thing that I have been told by neice who has ADHD was that when she was growing up my sister had clear boundaries and a lof of different activities for her to participate in. My sister found out what she enjoyed doing and made sure to incorporate those things into her life. My neice who is now about to get married - so this was a while ago also had a hard time making friends, it wasn't that she didn't want to it was tough for her. So my sister made a point of helping her with those skills and teaching her to go up to people.
The other things was SELF ESTEEM - wow she really helped my neice with that and it worked. She still has amazing self esteem and is proud of who she is. It's hard anytime there is a family situation going on, but she never let my neice think she was "bad or wrong" for being who she was.
Also, take care of yourself. I know how important that is. If you are feeling anxious then make sure you get your needs met and that you are doing what you need to do. Due to our family situation my sister was already in therapy and I think that helped her a great deal, so she had someone to talk to.
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