"I love the message that it sends to children," Katy told USA TODAY. "Like it tells autistic children who might see ...

Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder ...

Mattel spent 18 months working with an advocacy organization to develop the doll, which includes noise-canceling headphones ...

Autism has always been described as a spectrum, but for families, doctors, and educators, that word often feels too vague. It ...

Developing the doll took over 18 months and was done in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, a nonprofit ...

Authentic representation is an ongoing debate around the world. With the release of Autistic Barbie, this debate has found a ...

Mattel has released its first autistic Barbie doll, with noise-cancelling headphones, loose clothing and more. Here's where can find the doll.

It’s Barbie ’s world, we just live in it. And that world just keeps getting bigger—this week with Mattel’s announcement of ...

Mattel has unveiled its first Barbie with autism, created with the advice of the autism community with the aim of reflecting ...

Mattel introduces an autistic Barbie featuring design elements reflecting how some autistic individuals experience the world.

For many years, autism has been identified as a spectrum with differing levels of ability. New research suggests that the age when symptoms first appear may help anticipate the specific traits, ...