We Were Already Playing Catch-Up
from Just Shae and Friends Hosted by Shae
This episode is the first chapter of my memoir, told out loud. When my kids came back to live with me, my son Ste’ce was six, in pull-ups, nonverbal, and already diagnosed with autism and an intellectual disability. I didn’t understand what that meant yet. Not because nobody told me, but because I was overwhelmed, surviving, and didn’t have the language for what was happening in my own body. In this episode, I talk about those early months. The accidents. The school calls. The memories that wouldn’t stop replaying. The shame I didn’t know how to name. And the moment I realized we were already playing catch-up without a map. This isn’t advice or research. It’s lived experience. If you’ve ever looked back and wondered what you missed while you were just trying to survive, this chapter is for you.
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