Should I home ed my 7 year old

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DS is 7 and awaiting diagnosis for ADD and ASD.
Hes very interested and knowledgeable in history and geography. But about a year behind (if not more) in reading, writing and maths.
During the lockdown I've been getting a proper appreciation of his current abilities and the extent of his difficulties sustaining attention.
By working in short bursts and constantly redirecting his attention, I feel like we're making progress on the 3 Rs.
I've also signed him up for some history classes on Outschool, which he loves! (he's like night and day with this. I can just leave him to it and he will participate with enthusiasm)
He doesn't miss school at all and he thinks the lockdown is the best thing to ever happen to him because "no one tries to make me leave the house anymore"
I'm seriously considering making this a permanent arrangement.
What should I consider in making this choice? What advice would you give me?

People within the school system will warn you that this is a huge decision which must be thought through very carefully. But I say the opposite: just try it and see how you get on! That's the only way to know. If home ed doesn't suit your son after all, he could return to school and at least you'd know you'd tried home ed and ruled it out. Trying something which doesn't work out is an interesting experiment, not a catastrophe. (One of my kids tried school at the age of ten, didn't feel it suited, and came out again. But neither of us regret doing it. She learned a lot from that experience.)

There are a few cases when I'd advise more caution, specifically:
Would you have to give up a job you love in order to home educate?
Do you much prefer your son's school to others in the area, and is it oversubscribed? In that case, you might not be able to get him back into the same school later if home ed doesn't work out.
Joining/rejoining school during the GCSE years can be massively disruptive as the curriculum is so rigid. So, taking a child out during Y10 or Y11 is a big decision where there's probably no going back.

If none of those situations apply, go for it! What's the worst that could happen?

Sounds ideal. What about secondary? Would you see how it went and then either do GCSEs online or start him back?

I second Saracen.
If you have nothing to lose (like a job, a school place that you would struggle at an oversubscribed school and no alternative school you would consider) then I'd try it and see. Try not to think too far ahead. I'd advise give it 6 months first, then another 6 months, then take it a year at a time until you need to think longer term.
Children change a lot and life throws up weird events, for example I had the next 3 years completely mapped but the exam cancellation this year has thrown my plans into disarray but hey ho, home ed has given us the flexibility to make choices that work for my son and plans can be adjusted. If home ed feels the right choice now then go for it.

Saracen I don't think he could go back to the school he's currently in (for various reasons) but there are local alternatives that would be acceptable to me.
Jobwise: I'm in quite a good position because I work part time and DH works from home.
DS is quite capable of entertaining himself in the morning while I'm out at work and DH is WFH. I would come home in th afternoons and do school work with him.
That's how I imagine it working.
Scrapthatthen Atm I'm imagining him going back for secondary. My plan would be to get him up to standard with his reading and numeracy and send him back to school able to access the curriculum a bit better.
Itsstillgood Thank you for your advice bout taking it 6 months at a time. That seems very wise.

Ignore spellings. I've had a wine and I'm on my phone! I would obviously double check spellings before teaching them to Kiddo!