Purple shoes complete the outfit, with flat soles to promote stability and ease of movement. It follows the company's gradual ...
"Statistics show that young girls are often undiagnosed or misdiagnosed, so to have a powerful symbol like this autistic ...
New autistic Barbie doll welcomed as a step towards a more "authentic, joyful" representation for neurodivergent children ...
The toy includes an eye gaze slightly to the side, to represent the way some autistic people might avoid direct eye contact ...
Other features include moveable elbows and wrists to allow gestures which creators said might be used by some autistic people ...
New autistic Barbie doll welcomed as a step towards a more "authentic, joyful" representation for neurodivergent children | ...
The doll features specific design choices intended to reflect some experiences to which autistic people might relate ...
Creators Mattel said the doll “invites more children to see themselves represented in Barbie”. The finished product was ...
As the Jan. 19 MLK holiday approaches, we must answer this question: Have we changed the systems, or simply changed the faces ...