Candy Pangilinan Shows How She Handles Quentin's Tantrums

Mom to a neurodivergent child, Candy Pangilinan shares a piece of her life when Quentin threw a fit.

CANDY PANGILINAN – Actress-comedian Candy Pangilinan shares a piece of her life dealing with both meltdown and tantrums at the same time.

At 9 months old, Candy Pangilinan noticed the difference between her child, Quentin, with other kids of his age at that time. They went hopping from one doctor to another to have a definite diagnosis of his condition. And pre-pandemic, asking what her son’s condition really is, the doctor said that Que has ADHD and there’s still autism.

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Que is now 17 years old and they are sharing splices of their lives through their YouTube channel. And living and raising a kid with such a diagnosis has taught her a lot. In raising Que, since children with this condition differently react to many things compared to the normal ones, they also have a different way of reacting to it.

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For one, whenever he would throw a tantrum, people in their house would just give no reaction. They also created languages through action to teach Quentin what to do in case he needs something. And just recently, in a new vlog, she shared how she handled the violence of Quentin patiently and with all love.

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In a post that she dedicated to this International Autism month, she shared that every day gets a bit more difficult and challenging but there are still good days. Speaking about the video she shared, she said, “Children with adhd/autism oftentimes cannot understand how and why they are feeling such. Parents understanding and tolerance is needed. You can cry but you are not allowed to shout and give up.”

And during these difficult times when she doesn’t know what to do anymore, what she would just do is take a few deep breaths and remember that there are better days ahead.

Watch their latest video below:

Here are some comments:

Grabe yung natitiis ng Magulang sa Anak. I salute Ms. Candy.

Good thing Candy is still able to take care of Quentin. Time comes when she’s old, iba pa rin ang motherly love..

I admire your strength of being a mom with a son with special needs. Salute Mommy Candy!

I really admire Ms Candy’s patience when dealing with Que during his meltdown.

I can relate Ms. Candy. I have a son with autism and when he hits during one of his meltdown, takes a lot of strength for me to manage the situation.