Federica Quijano, a member of the Kabah group, is currently recovering after suffering an injury caused by a blow from her son Sebastián, who was diagnosed with autism at the age of three.
The singer revealed on her Instagram Stories on Jan. 11 that the teen “became very, very aggressive” and “hit her head with his arm.”
After going to the hospital, doctors discovered she had “tendonitis” in that limb, so they put her in a splint and sent her “medication” to help her heal.
Sebastián, son of Federica Quijano, injured himself after “headbutting” him.
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Over the years, Quijano has been honest about the challenge of being Sebastián's mother due to the disorder that changes his behavior.
Federica Quijano's son was abandoned as a baby
In an interview with Gustavo Adolfo Infante in 2021 for his show “The Minute That Changed My Destiny,” Federica Quijano shared that she decided to adopt a child because she knew she couldn't have it on her own.
First, she took little María into her care and when she was two and a half years old, she began the process of becoming Sebastián's legal mother.
“They threw it in the trash and it stayed there for two or three days. “They found him with pneumonia, a runny nose, decalcified and bitten by animals,” he said of what happened to the baby.
Federica Quijano and her daughter María picking up Sebastián at the animal shelter.
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The baby officially became the star's offspring at one year and five months of life, a stage at which he displayed normal behavior.
“He was born a completely normal, functioning child. “Obviously he was very scared when the lights were turned off because they put him to sleep with the lights and cameras on, they never took him into the garden,” he said.
“You know these flaws (from when) he was in the shelter, but he sang, he danced, he played with his sister, he defended her,” he added.
Sebastian was diagnosed with autism
In January 2021, she told “Ventaneando” that “Tian,” as she affectionately calls him, had turned three and a half years old and “from one day to the next” she “lost him.”
“He was in a diaper again, he started hitting himself, he started pawing,” she recalled of his behavior.
Federica Quijano's son was diagnosed with autism.
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Federica took the minor to doctors who falsely told him he had a “progressive degenerative disease and that he was dying,” until they discovered he was actually autistic.
Federica Quijano took her son Sebastián to the hospital
In her conversation with Adolfo Infante, Federica Quijano spoke about the time when she decided to confine Sebastián to a medical facility for his own good.
“When I was 9 years old I had to admit him to a psychiatric hospital, which for me… I fell into complete depression there,” he explained.
“He stayed there for a while because he started hurting himself and there was no way to control it. I grabbed him and said to him: 'My love, don't hit yourself. 'What is happening to you?'. As a mother, you’re not prepared for that,” she added.
Federica Quijano with her children Sebastián and María in 2016.
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The interpreter of “The Street of the Mermaids” then admitted that accepting her son's condition “was, was and always will be the greatest pain you can have as a mother.”
In March 2021, she assured Las Estrellas that she had “given up” several times: “I threw in the towel many times, I fell and got back up, I did therapy.”
“I'm on medication, and also I still have hormonal issues, so it's all coming together, but I can't afford to stay down because I have an obligation to my children,” she said.
Federica Quijano confessed her current fear of Sebastián
After the accident in which “Tian” injured her, Federica Quijano uploaded a video to Instagram in which she reflected in front of the camera.
Among other things, she spoke about “the pain” she feels “seeing her son so far away” and expressed her fear:
“There will continue to be complicated days like this. The only thing that scares me more is that he keeps growing, getting stronger, and I get older. “I’m afraid of the day when I can’t handle him anymore.”
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Currently, Luz Elena enjoys a happy life, having a solid artistic career and a family that she has founded with her husband Bernardo Martínez and her children Santiago and María José. But it was not without adversity.
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The “Mi Fortuna es Amarte” actress confessed that the most complicated moments of her life had to do with the condition of her autistic son Santiago.
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“I went through a very difficult phase, I was depressed for a long time, seeing psychiatrists and psychologists…” González revealed in an interview for TVyNovelas published on April 20.
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The driver also “did everything that was necessary and needed to be reinforced in order to be able to move forward.”
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Luz Elena gave birth to Santiago on May 7, 2007. Although he exhibited different behavior from other children from a young age, it wasn't until he was 8 years old that a doctor diagnosed his cognitive disability.
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“I discovered it because the head of the daycare center where I took Santi told me. When he turns one year old, she tells me: “Your child is not feeling well, he has something and I think you should take him to a neurologist because I have experienced it, I have a child like yours,” she said Singer further said on the show “MoJoe”.
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At first, Santiago's condition scared González, but that did not stop her from supporting him 100%, giving him a happy childhood and ensuring that he receives the best treatments and therapies.
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“I was very scared; as a mother you worry about healthy children. Imagine having one with a mental disability,” Luz Elena told TVyNovelas.
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“It was hard, but I decided to be happy and stay healthy because if he was well, I would be well too and I would have a lot more clarity about getting him to the right therapies and to the doctors and to know how to deal with him, to help him, to help him and, above all, to live a beautiful and happy life,” he added.
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Currently, Santiago is a 14-year-old teenager, so the Una Familia con Suerte actress has more communication with him, although she still struggles with her hormonal breakouts.
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“Because he is a special child, the situation is different than other children: he has his outbursts, but generally he obeys and listens,” he said in the recent interview.
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After Luz assured Elena last year that her biggest fear was that one day she would no longer be there to take care of Santiago, she now indicated that she is not worried about his future and is more concerned about herself watch out.
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“My husband and I see which courses are suitable for them (Santiago and María José) to achieve what they want to achieve in life. Santi takes therapy, singing, piano and tennis courses. Majo the same, and football too,” he explained.
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For her and her husband, the most important thing is to prepare their children for the future: “We make sure that they are happy, and on this basis we walk the path together so that they have the tools to move forward tomorrow.”
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Throughout these years, González has had the unconditional support of her husband Bernardo, whom she considers a great father to Santiago and María José.
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“I am very grateful to Berni because he is a great father and we form a team to accompany our children and see them happy. We are very proud of both of them! They are wonderful, although it makes us sad to see them grow up,” the actress told TVNotas.
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Luz Elena González usually shares with her Instagram followers the moments of happiness she experiences with Santiago, her daughter “Majo” and others
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