https://blog.emailj.net/tags/va/Recent content in VA on J's BlogHugoenMon, 25 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://blog.emailj.net/posts/how-i-forced-the-va-to-give-me-an-autism-and-adhd-evaluation/Mon, 25 May 2026 18:00:00 +0000https://blog.emailj.net/posts/how-i-forced-the-va-to-give-me-an-autism-and-adhd-evaluation/<p>Forty-five minutes. That is how long it took a VA provider to decide my entire neurodevelopmental profile.</p> <p>He told me I did not have ADHD. Then in his clinical notes—in writing—he stated there was not enough information to make a full determination. Two contradictory positions. One clinician. Forty-five minutes.</p> <p>And then he tacked on what turned out to be the most revealing line of all: &ldquo;Given non-binary gender identification, results and interpretations are given with limitations/caveats on this instrument.&rdquo;</p>