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Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?
Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...
There’s a new autistic Barbie doll. CBC Kids News talks to an autistic kid and an autism researcher about what they think of ...
Autism advocates have had mixed reactions to the release of an autism Barbie, designed to increase awareness and acceptance of neurodiversity in children, particularly girls. American toymaker Mattel ...
Mattel's first autistic Barbie was supposed to be a milestone for representation, a glossy plastic signal that neurodivergent kids belong in the same pink aisles as everyone else. Instead, the doll ...
An autism advocacy group describes the new toy as a "milestone" in representation.
The new autistic Barbie joins an existing line of diverse dolls, including those with Down syndrome, diabetes and more. See more dolls.
A boy with autism couldn't hold back his tears at a Coldplay concert. Luis Vasquez and his wife took their son to watch his favorite band perform in Mexico City on April 16, 2016. As Coldplay began ...