It quietly reinforces the idea that the more visibly sensory-sensitive someone appears, the “more autistic” they must be, that autism is best understood, and managed, through equipment, and that ...

The first ever autistic Barbie doll has been released - featuring a fidget spinner, noise-cancelling headphones and a shifted eye gaze. Toymakers Mattel say the classic doll has been redesigned 'with ...

CNET editor Gael Fashingbauer Cooper, a journalist and pop-culture junkie, is co-author of "Whatever Happened to Pudding Pops? The Lost Toys, Tastes and Trends of the '70s and '80s," as well as "The ...

Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll. The new doll was developed in collaboration with the Autism Self Advocacy Network, a grassroots organization that focuses on disability rights and ...

There’s a new autistic Barbie doll. CBC Kids News talks to an autistic kid and an autism researcher about what they think of ...

Mattel launches first ever autistic Barbie doll to represent neurodivergent children - The toy includes an eye gaze slightly to the side, to represent the way some autistic people might avoid direct e ...

Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.

Autistic people and their families in western Massachusetts have been reaching out to ServiceNet’s Autism Connections team in recent days, unsettled by new claims about what causes autism. Some are ...