Barely six months after releasing its Barbie with Type 1 diabetes, Mattel introduced its first Barbie with autism. The doll was made in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network and is available nationwide today.

The doll features a gaze that is shifted slightly to the side, to “[reflect] how some members of the autistic community may avoid direct eye contact.”

The new doll carries a pink fidget spinner that actually spins, wears pink noise-cancelling headphones to reduce sensory overload and holds a pink tablet that represents her augmentative and alternative communication,

April is National Autism Awareness Month, so we’ll honor this recognition by taking time to understand what it means to be on the autism spectrum. Autism spectrum disorder is a diagnostic category that encompasses all autism diagnoses. Every person on ...

Mattel has launched its first autistic Barbie, developed with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, to foster representation and understanding. This new doll features movable joints, a fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones,

April is National Autism Acceptance Month. It is a month set aside to celebrate the contributions and diversity within the community made up of individuals on the autism spectrum. Asia Bailey of Glen Burnie, Md. with her son Nasir Avery. Nasir received an ...

Mattel Inc. develó una Barbie autista el lunes como el miembro más reciente de su línea destinada a celebrar la diversidad, uniéndose a una colección que ya incluye Barbies con síndrome de Down, una Barbie ciega,