Read the original article on Purewow. Shopping for toys can be tough—you want something that will keep your kid entertained first and foremost, but ideally you’d also like a plaything that will ...

Autism advocacy groups are reacting after Mattel announced a new Barbie doll, the first with autism, on Sunday.

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The new Barbie also has eyes that look slightly to the side, a detail meant to reflect how some people with autism avoid direct eye contact. Her purple dress is loose and soft, recognizing that ...

Mattel is releasing its first autistic Barbie doll. Created in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, or ASAN, the toy launched Monday is meant to represent children with autism spectrum ...

Barbie has taken a meaningful step in representation with the release of the Barbie Fashionistas Doll #245 in Purple Striped Dress, Autistic Barbie, now in stock at Target.

As diagnoses among the Black community continue to rise, Mattel has released a new Barbie celebrating autism. There’s a new ...

This is John Louis Sublett’s fourth year playing host to the Toys 4 Autism Drive, an annual fundraising endeavor to benefit the autistic community of Staten Island. “Our first three years were very ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — At least 150 gift bags will be distributed to adults with developmental disabilities at Lifestyles for the Disabled during the fourth annual “Toys 4 Autism” drive this year. John ...

Mattel's first autistic Barbie was supposed to be a milestone for representation, a glossy plastic signal that neurodivergent kids belong in the same pink aisles as everyone else. Instead, the doll ...