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There’s a new Barbie on the block. Mattel, Inc. unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie on Sunday. Created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may ...

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For decades, the media stereotyped autistic people as laughable or lost, while autism researchers described us as "less domesticated" than neurotypical people and compared us to apes and robots ...

For use to enhance communications between law enforcement and people with autism or others who are non-verbal. World Autism Awareness Day is Wednesday, April 2 this year. Actually, it’s celebrated ...

Mattel is expanding its push for inclusion with the launch of its first autistic Barbie, developed in partnership with autism advocates to reflect how some people on the spectrum experience the world.

WASHINGTON — Dollmaker Mattel has unveiled its first ever autistic Barbie doll, which they said was produced after more than a year of development guided by the autistic community. The new doll was ...