AITA for asking my parents to reimburse me for the money I wasted getting a diagnosis I already had, because they withheld my medical information from me?
A lifetime of silent struggles finally found a name when she paid a heavy price to uncover the truth hidden in her past.
The revelation of her autism and ADHD diagnoses, though empowering and necessary, came with a bitter sting—$2300 spent out of pocket, a financial burden borne alone, only to discover that the answers were always within reach, concealed by those who should have protected her.
Betrayed by the very people meant to guide her, she faced the painful reality that her parents had known all along, choosing secrecy over honesty.
Their desire to shield her from difference only deepened her isolation, leaving scars etched by years of bullying and misunderstanding.
Now, standing at the crossroads of healing and justice, she demands recognition—not just of her conditions, but of the cost of silence and denial.
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The original poster (OP) is experiencing significant frustration and financial stress because their parents withheld crucial medical diagnoses (autism and ADHD) made in childhood, forcing the OP to incur substantial personal costs for recent re-evaluation.
The central conflict lies between the OP's reasonable expectation for reimburs**ent due to preventable financial loss and the parents' defensive stance, which frames their past secrecy as protective action rather than a harmful omission.
Is the OP justified in demanding financial reimburs**ent from their parents for the $2300 assessment fee, given that the parents' decision to conceal prior diagnoses led directly to the OP incurring unnecessary medical expenses later in life, or do the parents' intentions to 'protect' the child override the OP's right to financial compensation for withheld medical history?
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