biography
BIRTH SURNAME:
Rostas
   
NAME: Dorina
   
SEX: Female
   
DATE OF BIRTH: August 26, 1997
   
BIRTH WEIGHT: 6.2 lbs.
   
DRUGS/ALCOHOL: Unknown
   
PLACE OF BIRTH: Salonta, Bihor County, Romania
   
BIRTH MOTHER: Dorina Rostas, age 24, has 3 other children
   
NOTES:

Dorina was abandoned at the maternity hospital diagnosis "wry leg" (club foot). She was institutionalized at 10.5 weeks of age.

   
ADOPTED SURNAME: Vital
   
TAKEN OUT OF INSTITUTION BY ADOPTIVE PARENTS: March 30, 2002
   
AGE: 4 years old
   
CONDITION:

Severely underweight, wearing diapers (partially potty trained), self-abusive, aggressive, many visible scars/ abrasions/wounds and prone to severe outbursts

   
FORMALLY ADOPTED: May 22, 2003
   
CURRENTLY LIVING IN: Marlborough, Massachusetts with Parents Mark & Sondra Vital
   

 

Dorina Summer 2002
Dorina Vital's First Portrait 2002
just turned 5 year old

we have taken many pictures of Dorina, but I have selected a few of my favorites.

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“Adoption is not about finding children for families, it's about finding families for children"

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Born in Oradea, Romania the year of 1997 and traveled to America to start a whole new lfe...

Dorina Nicole Vital

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Autism Speaks - It's time to listen

Dorina suffers from many disorders including autism spectrum disorder, self-abusive behavior, brain damage, and many behavioral disorders. We do not know if she was born with these disorders or fell victim to them due to poor
nutrition, isolation, and severe deprivation of human love.

 

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