Developed over more than 18 months, the doll was created (ASAN), a nonprofit disability rights organization run by and for autistic people. The doll joins the Barbie Fashionistas line, which features the brand’s “diverse range of skin tones,

Mattel has released its first Barbie doll made to represent an autistic person, featuring sensory-friendly clothing, articulated arms, and accessories like a fidget toy, noise-canceling headphones, and a communication tablet,

The doll, which is part of Barbie's Fashionistas line , includes intentional design choices like flexible elbow and hand joints for stimming, which refers to repetitive body movement behavior some people with autism engage in to process sensory information.

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 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 is run for and by autistic people.

The first autistic Barbie has arrived, and for a lot of families it feels less like a new toy and more like a long overdue mirror. By putting autism spectrum disorder directly into its flagship lineup,