The doll features a gaze that is shifted slightly to the side, to "[reflect] how some members of the autistic community may ...

NEW YORK -- Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them, USA TODAY can exclusively reveal. The doll, which ...

Autistic people are so rarely depicted in media and entertainment, it's no wonder most people don't really understand much ...

Mattel’s newest Barbie is autistic, and it comes with headphones, a fidget spinner and a point to make. (Image source: AP/Mattel) Mattel releases autistic Barbie, created with Autistic Self Advocacy ...

There was some backlash to Mattel's newly introduced autistic Barbie. But one doll could never represent an entire community.

There’s a photograph from my first week of university at the age of 18, where I'm grinning like mad and clutching my mortarboard during a ridiculous Hogwarts-style enrolment ceremony. The thing that ...

The launch of the first autistic Barbie doll has been welcomed by campaigners and charities as a step towards more “authentic, joyful” representation for neurodivergent children. The doll features ...

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