It's sounding more like a Roberson situation where it was initially said that it was a minor ankle/foot injury but then later she admitted that it was way more serious.
The way she has had to balance the feelings and reactions of the unhinged adults around her with attempting to advocate for herself as a child/teenager, while not being given the tools to do so. One side outright demands she do what he wants her to do vs. the other side giving her the illusion...
The adults around her are insanely lucky that nothing serious happened to Shannon. The fact that Claudia could write this book and reveal the absolutely unhinged environment instead of being under intense scrutiny.