I think it is a safety net but I think it's more "Is this something you'll grow out of, just a bad reaction to hormones or is this real BP?" Currently he's not medicated as there's a shortage of child psychiatrist and he hasn't had an IP crisis yet. I'd rather him not be labeled BP at least until he's an adult. He doesn't need the label for school if he did my answer would change. I'm hoping he learns to manage it better. I don't want BP to follow him around. I feel ASD and ADHD have less of a stigma.