Mattel Inc. announced the launch of its first-ever Barbie doll designed to represent the autistic community, a new addition to its Barbie Fashionista line. The company said it worked closely with the ...

There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world ...

In an era where representation is reshaping the toy aisle, Mattel has just reached a historic milestone by unveiling the first-ever autistic Barbie doll. An addition to the iconic Fashionistas line, ...

Representation matters in everything, especially in the toys that are helping to raise younger generations. Since its inception in 1959, Mattel Inc. has used the Barbie brand to show there's an array ...

Epistemic injustice is the assumption that people, usually those with less power, are unable to correctly understand their ...

An autism expert sparks fierce debate over whether the spectrum has grown too broad, leading to misdiagnosis in children and ...

Mattel introduces, 67 years after the original article, Autistic Barbie. “The autistic Barbie doll features elbow and wrist articulation, enabling stimming, hand flapping, and other hand gestures that ...

EL SEGUNDO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic ...

As we observe World Autism Awareness Month, UMass Lowell stands in support of our autistic community. This month serves as an important reminder that our students, faculty and staff, whether autistic ...

Mattel partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) "to allow more children to see themselves in Barbie" Catherine Santino is a Style Writer-Reporter at PEOPLE. She began contributing to ...