Mattel partnered with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) to create a Barbie with autism. The doll comes with features like headphones, a fidget spinner and sensory-sensitive clothing.

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.

Mattel expands the Barbie line with new dolls designed to represent people with autism, continuing the brand’s push toward more inclusive play.

For decades, autism research compared autistic people to animals, denied them moral sensitivity, and assumed autistic traits made them miserable. All wrong.

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,