Joshua D. Feder, MD
Child, Adolescent, and Family Psychiatry
diplomate, american board of psychiatry and neurology
415 north highway 101, suite e, solana beach, california 92075
(858) 509 0523 fax 858 259 8192 email jdfeder@pol.net
Very Brief CV – October 2011 Dr.
Joshua Feder is the Director of the Department of Research in the
Graduate School of the Interdisciplinary Council on Developmental and
Learning Disorders, and a voluntary assistant professor at UCSD School
of Medicine. Dr. Feder specializes in neurobehavioral medicine and
application of DIR/Floortime with families and in schools. He co-chairs
the DIR/Floortime Coalition of California, and co-chairs the South
Counties Autism Regional Taskforce (SCART) of the California Senate
Select Committee on Autism & Related Disorders. Dr. Feder helped
write the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP)
Practice Parameter for Assessment and Treatment of Autism and Related
Disorders. He reviews grants for the Organization for Autism Research
(OAR) and the National Foundation for Autism Research (NFAR), is a
primary clinical investigator for National Institutes of Mental Health
(NIMH) and privately funded research in pharmacogenetics with the Child
and Adolescent Psychiatric Trials Network (CAPTN). Dr. Feder serves as
medical director for SymPlay developing interactive technology and
distance learning systems to support relationship based interventions.
He is involved in advocacy for family choice in evidence-based
practice, and he is a frequent commentator and speaker for ValeriesList
and for Autism College. Dr. Feder has a full time child and family
psychiatric practice in Solana Beach, California.