The Barbie doll features aspects meant to represent traits of some individuals with autism, according to Mattel. This includes an eye gaze shifted slightly to the side to avoid eye contact; elbow and wrist articulation for stimming, hand flapping and other hand gestures for expressing excitement or processing sensory information.

Barbie is getting into the Star Wars spirit by expanding its doll collection inspired by the famous film franchise Barbie's newest collection is out of this world. In celebration of Star Wars Day (May 4th), Mattel announced four new additions to the ...

Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community

Barbie, the 57-year-old iconic bestselling doll from Mattel, finally got a body makeover this week. Instead of just the tall, big-bosomed blonde, you can now find dolls that are curvy, tall and even petite. The original Barbie is still available, but she ...

Inside the biggest change in barbie’s 57-year history–and what it says about American beauty ideals Part 1 Barbie’s dress won’t fit. I’m sitting in a bright pink room at Mattel’s headquarters in El Segundo, Calif., playing with a Barbie that ...

NEW YORK — Mattel Inc.’s Barbie is joining the Internet age. The nation’s No. 1 toymaker on Thursday unveiled Barbie Girls, a multi-pronged brand that features a free Web site, BarbieGirls.com, that will allow children to create their own virtual ...

The new dolls also come in a variety of skin tones, hair styles and outfits. — -- The slim-waisted, blonde-haired Barbie doll of the past was joined today by new dolls that come in three new body types and a variety of skin tones, hairstyles and outfits.

Lisa Laman is a life-long movie fan, writer, and Rotten Tomatoes-approved critic located both on the autism spectrum and in Texas. Given that her first word was "Disney", Lisa Laman was "doomed" from the start to be a film geek! The staggering box office ...