Dr. Rita Eichenstein

04/29/2025

Let's shift the conversation about kids who face challenges!

12/05/2024

Helpful reminders for this busy season!

How do parents cope with stress, especially when the whole family is facing challenges? Read and watch advice from a neuropsychologist.

10/30/2024

For all those looking for innovative treatments for autism comes sensorimotor approach. Excellent resource and continuing education course.

Gain practical, body-based SP techniques to empower autistic clients, enhance self-awareness, and unlock new therapeutic insights!

07/21/2024

“Apparently, when your book gets featured on TikTok, it officially becomes cool! 📖😎

06/26/2024

Screen time and kids: here’s the scoop. Hint: look in the mirror

Tween screen use is strongly correlated with their parents’ usage.

06/26/2024

Screen time, kids and parents: here’s the scoop:

Tween screen use is strongly correlated with their parents’ usage.

01/31/2024

Friends, we are all not OK. Friendly reminder to schedule that therapy check-in you say you don’t need. Or, Plan B: confide in your stuffy. Read on:

https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/tv/story/2024-01-31/elmo-tweet-anxiety-mental-health-crisis-resources-sesame-workhop?

Elmo's innocent tweet on Monday prompted thousands of X users to unload their mental health struggles in replies — from the personal to the global.

10/25/2023

Troubling times bring internal stress triggered by previous trauma, either in from the events happening in the present and/ or triggered by inter-generational trauma transmission. Tactical breathing is designed to help. Read on. Sending love to Israeli and Jewish people.

Tactical breathing used by military and law enforcement personnel can help people manage anxiety and stay mentally sharp during stressful situations. It can also help calm a racing mind or soothe p...

09/23/2023

So many children in my practice have parents who dread hearing the Autism diagnosis. Yet a shift is happening: young teens to young adults who want to be tested for autism. This tide of feeling neurodivergent is taking hold: read on!

Seeking the Autism Diagnosis The Current Quest for Identity and Community Rachael Goren Magazine Issue September/October 2023 Share TwitterFacebookLinkedInPrint “I've always felt like there’s something different about me,” my client Melissa says. “I’m ‘sensory sensitive,’ and it seems ...

07/28/2023

The Barbie movie is having a deep impact on young women viewers. Bringing up mother-daughter bonds, the value of being a woman and nostalgia for our childhood combines into an unexpected powerhouse movie.

Here’s more:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/traversmark/2023/07/14/a-psychologist-identifies-the-one-emotion-powering-barbies-timeless-popularity/?fbclid=IwAR0pdcULcO96nXBOdUMXg5I924VdoygrmIbocTMWB3NTdvZxR_srlYU-EQg_aem_AZUTyrq_y6W73X-mwIKFJloUtF5HNMCEeo1BSe8_rObY1rruKwMjaDvekDjjQo36gfU&sh=25a0d1073971&mibextid=Zxz2cZ

The fascination surrounding the popularity of the upcoming movie Barbie, a product of the beloved Barbie franchise that has evolved to align with modern perspectives o...

05/26/2023

I'm so pleased to share my most recent interview with The Mother's Guide to Autism" podcast series: watch it here: https://www.mothersguidethroughautism.com/podcast/episode-120
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fzLFApCY8zk

Brigitte talks to Dr. Rita Eichenstein as she demystifies the grief process you might be going through with the special needs diagnosis of your kids.