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I normally post at Ukraine Adoption Blog and I will continue to do so. I am linked to Ukraine because that is where my first child was born.
But I was given an opportunity to post on my recent research. I have been exploring my adoption options. I have been looking at adoption from the US foster care system, US private adoption and international adoption.
I have been exploring adoption from Haiti, Vietnam, Ethiopia, Russia and Kazakhstan because they all allow single women to adopt. I am an analytical person and I have been exploring statistics as a starting place.
I know that numbers cannot tell me the entire story of Kazakhstan adoption. But they can help me start to understand the patterns and trends.
The United States Office of Immigration Statistics produces a document called the Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. It breaks down all international adoptions completed by American families from 1996 to 2006 by gender and age.
However the Kazakhstan adoption statistics start in 1998. Prior years are lumped into “Soviet Union”.
From 1998 to 2006, Americans adopted 4,997 children from Kazakhstan.
- 45% were male
- 55% were female
- 38% were under 1 year of age
- 42% were 1 to 4 years of age
- 19% were 5 years or older
I would like to adopt a girl over 5 years of age. But this doesn’t seem to be a common scenario based on the above statistics.
I have also been reading the US Embassy in Kazakhstan’s page on adoption. This is a really short document in comparison to other US Embassy’s web sites. I found a much better description of the adoption process on the New York Kazakhstan Consulate.
Additional Kazakhstan Adoption Information
Videos
Kazakhstan Orphan Video
Bringing Home Katie in 2004
The Journey to Mateo & Natalia – Our Kazakhstan Adoption
Rod and Kym’s Big Adventure
The outside tour of Umit Baby Home, Taraz, Kazakhstan
The inside tour of Umit Baby Home, Taraz, Kazakhstan
Umit Baby Home 2004 Christmas Pageant
Gummy Bears in Kazakhstan
Evan at the Baby House in Shchuchinsk, Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan – Undiscovered, Untouched, Unforgettable
We are in process now and are hopefully going to be sending out our dossier in the next few months.
Have you started since this posting?
We are in the home study phase and in the process of application.
Ronald Steven Federici is often described as “the country’s expert in the neuropsychological evaluation and treatment of children having multi-sensory neurodevelopmental impairments.”
He is best described as a “developmental neuropsychologist,” specializing in the treatment of “institutional autism” (which he also calls “post-traumatic autism,” or “post-institutional autistic syndrome”).
Dr. Federici is licensed by the Virginia Board, and is the holder of a Psy. D. degree.
Dr. Ronald Federici is the author of “Help for the Hopeless Child: A Guide for Families, With Special Discussion for Assessing and Treating the Post-Institutionalized Child” and is the founder of Neuropsychological and Family Practice Associates, in McLean, Virginia.
He has worked with adopted children from Russia, Romania, Ukraine and Belarus. He is also the father to seven adopted children of his own.
Federici is also an outspoken opponent of dangerous practices, such as those resulting in the death of Candace Newmaker. In addition, he has also sought to provide as much assistance as possible to children living in orphanages and other institutions with deplorable conditions.
More information about Dr. Federici and his work can be found at:
http://ronaldfederici.wordpress.com (Ronald Federici blog)
http://ronfederici.wordpress.com (Ron Federici blog)
http://childrenintherapy.wordpress.com (Children in Therapy)
http://advocatesforchildrenintherapy.wordpress.com (Advocates for Children in Therapy)
http://angelinajolieadoptions.wordpress.com (Angelina Jolie’s adoptions; Dr. Federici is Angelina Jolie’s adoption consultant)