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Dr. Ronald Federici, Psy. D. has published various articles in addition to his book entitled “Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families (With Special Discussion for Assessing and Treating the Post-Institutionalized Child)”. He has developed the concepts of “Institutional Autism: An Acquired Syndrome” in addition to researching extensively the “Neuropsychology of Bonding and Attachment Disorders”. His second book entitled “Escape From Despair: Through the Eyes of the Child” is in press.
Many of his articles are archived here.
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Dr. Federici’s Articles
Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Deprivation in Postinstitutionalized Children
By Dr. Ronald S. Federici, Board Certified Developmental Neuropsychologist Professor of Pediatrics , Neurology and Psychiatry-Military School of Medicine. While the role of the Developmental Neuropsychologist is to evaluate intellectual-cognitive, memory...
Traumatic Institutional Autism: An Aquired Syndrome In Abandoned/Deprived Eastern European Orphanage Children
Dr. Ronald S. Federici / CEO-Care For Children International, Inc." The POST " ( Parent Network For Post Institutionalized Children, 1994, 1998 )Board Certified Developmental Neuropsychologist This article is an excerpt from Dr. Federici's book, Help For The Hopeless...
Neurodevelopmental Effects of Early Deprivation in Postinstitutionalized Children
The neurodevelopmental sequelae of early deprivation were examined by testing (N = 132) 8- and 9-year-old children who had endured prolonged versus brief institutionalized rearing or rearing in the natal family. Behavioral tasks included measures that permit...
Profound, Global Growth Failure Afflicts Residents of Pediatric Neuropsychiatric Institutes in Romania
Institutional care is known to adversely affect physical growth in early childhood, but therehave been few opportunities to study the effects of continuous, severe deprivation duringthe first two decades of life. At the request of the Romanian government,...
Growth Parameters Help Predict Neurologic Competence in Profoundly Deprived, Institutionalized Children in Romania
Thousands of children with ill-defined neurologic conditions currently reside in pediatricneuropsychiatric institutes in Romania. A legacy of the the Ceausescu regime, theseinstitutions warehoused orphans from three years of age on deemed neurologicallydamaged or...
Attachment Disturbances in Young Children. I: The Continuum of Caretaking Casualty
ABSTRACTObjectiveTo determine whether signs of disordered attachment were greater in young children being reared in moresocially depriving caregiving environments.Method
FAMILIES ADOPTING OLDER CHILDREN: Neurodevelopmental Assessment and Interventional Strategies for Optimal Success
With the changes in both domestic and international adoptions, many families are now adopting children over the age of 4- and 5-years-old following a long period of waiting for their “assignment”. In many cases in Eastern Europe, particularly Ukraine and former Soviet...
Treatment of Children’s behavioral disorders with Dr. Ron Federici
Why treating disorders in early childhood is necessary A child is constantly undergoing changes in the developmental years. It is important to keep this aspect in mind while a child is being diagnosed and treated for behavioral...
Why You Require Professional Help For Healing The Trauma of Adoption
Adoption for many adults is a reasonable option that provides you with profound success. However, the truth is far away from this belief. Adoption in its true sense has the capacity to inflict a life-time of trauma on the adopted child, if proper care is not taken....
Dr. Ron Federici’s Services Available
If your child is the victim of neuro-psychological disorder, or if you find your child showing symptoms of behavioral disorders and acute neuro-motor and adaptive malfunctions, then you can always consult the all-responsive, therapeutic approaches undertaken by Dr....
About Dr. Ron Federici and His Unique Services
Psychologist Services in Northern VA and in-home services throughout the United States and abroad. Seeing your child in mental anguish can be a heart-wrenching experience. It might feel like there is very little you can do to alleviate their suffering, but we want you...
Professional Expertise From Dr Ron Federici Makes A Difference
When it comes to any kind of therapy, be it medical or even counseling, professional experience does make a lot of difference. This is why Dr Ron Federici and his Care For Children International, INC comes in. Dr Ron Federici has almost 30 years of experience in the...
Dr. Ron Federici and His Humanitarian Organization
Care for Children International, Inc is a humanitarian organization with Dr. Ron Federici as the chairperson. He is one of the individuals who have altered the face of neuro-psychiatry with unique and innovative methods of treatments and therapies. He is one of the...
To Russia with Love – The Neuropsychology of Bonding and Attachment in ND-PAE
By Ronald S. Federici, PhD - Board Certified Developmental Neuropsychologist CEO, Care for Children International, Inc. Objectives: This presentation will provide clinical perspectives on the interplay between neurocognitive factors and attachment in...
The Neuropsychology of Bonding and Attachment Disorders:
Correlation of Neurocognitive Disorders, FASD, TBI and Social Reciprocity By Dr. Ronald S. Federici, Board Certified Developmental Neuropsychologist Professor of Pediatrics , Neurology and Psychiatry-Military School of Medicine While the role of the Developmental...
Subcutaneous fatness and relationships with growth and maturation in severely deprived Romanian children reared in orphanages
Introduction Severe psychosocial deprivation may result in psychosocial dwarfism, including stunted growth, retarded somatic maturation, retarded cognitive development, and other psychosocial and behavioral problems (Money, 1992). These children are often...
Raising the Post-Institutionalized Child Risks, Challenges and Innovative Treatment
By Dr. Ronald S. Federici Introduction and Background Adoptions have always been a very important part of American culture with a recent "evolution" to a higher volume of international adoptions as opposed to adopting from our...
Institutional Autism
By Dr. Ronald S. Federici This article is an excerpt from Dr. Federici's book, Help For The Hopeless Child: A Guide For Families Over the past decade there has been a tremendous influx of children coming from post-institutionalized settings in various Easter Bloc,...
Neuropsychological Evaluation and Rehabilitation of the Post Institutionalized Child
By Dr. Ronald S. Federici Presented at the Conference for Children and Residential Care Stockholm, Sweden May 3, 1999 INTRODUCTION International adoptions have become prominent worldwide with the United States receiving the largest amount of immigrant visas issued to...
The Neuropsychology of Bonding and Attachment Disorders
By Dr. Ronald S. Federici While the role of the Developmental Neuropsychologist is to evaluate intellectual-cognitive, memory processing, learning aptitude, and problem-solving strategies, a critical duty may actually be in the evaluation of a child’s emotional...