My parents refused to treat my ADHD because they don't believe it exists and they believe that any sort of mental illness as embarrassing. My schools were constantly pushing to have me tested and my mom would take me from psychiatrist to psychiatrist, trying to find one that would say I don't have ADHD. I was tested more than 5 times and all of them diagnosed me with it. She halfway tried to treat me when I was ten, but I felt so ashamed for having ADHD I threw up the meds and she never tried to treat it again. I know the emotional aspect of shaming me was abusive, but would you consider denying me treatment on basis of belief to be abusive?