Dr. Ronald Federici and Heather Forbes, LCSW, will be offering a special workshop on aggression.
April 28, 2011 at 4:57 pm
I am a single mom to two Russian sibs, 10 and 12, bio-sibs adopted just 4 years ago from northern Kazakhstan. They are ethnically Russian. We all bonded quickly, but both kids have been plagued by their early traumatic experiences. It is so sad. We’ve been in therapy from the get-go, so I can’t even imagine how hard it would be if we hadn’t! Yulia has a “good little girl” persona, but has dissociative episodes at home.
Yuri is more “out there” with his angry and defiant behavior – to such an extent that he has been moved to a behavioral classroom.
Neither is able to develop interests that require commitment and following through. Parenting has been so all-consuming that I have not YET – after 4 years – been able to return to fulltime work. We went everywhere in the US and finally made it to Dr Federici’s after everyone told us he was the absolute best in the toughest situations.
We just got back from Dr.Federici 2 weeks ago…. It was incredibly helpful to have many of our working hypotheses validated, but also to get new insights- about what meds to take, what kind of therapy will be effective, etc. So right now we are looking for a very seasoned trauma therapist in the NY area who will work with us as a family. If anyone has any suggestions on that front, please let me know!
Thanks to all who referred me to this great Doctor Federici..he saved our family. the best we have met after years.
Pam
April 18, 2011 at 2:35 pm
A loosely affiliated group of people have gone to great lengths to discredit me. I support free speech, but feel the need to speak out against untrue things that have been written about me.
I would ask those who have read these things to visit a new website providing background details on these people.
March 10, 2011 at 3:21 am
Any readers near Clifton, VA are invited to stop by today and “meet and greet” Ronald Federici at his offices, 12704 Chapel Road, Clifton, VA 2012.
October 10, 2010 at 3:07 pm
“You are truly a BLESSING and WOW, you are AWESOME with your wealth of knowledge and wisdom with international adoption trauma!!!”
September 30, 2010 at 4:54 pm
From a parent:
“We used Dr. Federici to facilitate therapy for our Russian born son who had severe attachment and trauma issues. The holding techniques actually make the child feel safer that allowing them to be out of control. The feelings of safety promote bonding and positive attachment to the caregiver. Our son is completely on par with average kids his age and has completely recovered from RAD and PTSD. Our doctor was Dr. Ronald Federici in McLean, Virginia. We recommend him to anyone with a child suffering like our son was. Thank God for specialist in international adoption issues-especially post adoption.”
September 17, 2010 at 5:24 am
Dr. Monica Pignotti has asked if hospitals use the restraint techniques described in my book (note, however, that these are not “my techniques”). Here is a short list:
- Cook County Hospital, Illinois
- Regional Institute for Children, Maryland
- Jasper Mountain, Oregon
April 13, 2010 at 1:39 pm
We saw Dr. Federici in October of last year. Our 11-year-old son, adopted at age 8, spent the day alone with Dr. Federici while a myriad of tests were run. The second day, the entire family (including 12-year-old bio son) learned some new techniques for living together with Dr. Federici.
Our son was diagnosed FAE by a pediatrician that specializes in developmental delays less than a year earlier. Because we have no expert in our area when it comes to International Adoption or FAS, we wanted a second opinion. Dr. Federici diagnosed him full FAS and severely delayed (No surprise to us).
The 30-page report we received from Dr. Federici Outlined the testing results and also recommendations for future life. He also recommended specific medication.
I truly believe Dr. Federici saved our family. If we had not Had the appointment already made, we surely would have been looking for some kind of alternative living arrangements for our son. Dr. Federici said our son is not a “conduct problem”, but that he has a “trauma problem. He surely learned some negative behaviors in the orphanage, but Those can all be unlearned. Dr. Fed suggested we work on the trauma before anything else, and then other more positive characteristics will have room to shine.
[name redacted]
P. S. Our son is now 11 years 7 months old. He is still in early second grade. Children with FAS can learn, it just comes excruciatingly slow. They can also be quite bright in some areas.
February 5, 2010 at 4:40 pm
An interview with Ron Federici can be found here.
January 26, 2010 at 6:49 pm
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