Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Mattel's new autistic Barbie is just the latest addition to the toymaker's line of diverse dolls. The Barbie Fashionistas line ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Popular toymaker Mattel Inc. is expanding its push for inclusive play with the launch of its first autistic Barbie. On Sunday, the ...

Mattel has launched the toy company’s first autistic Barbie doll, created with guidance from the autistic community to reflect common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate with ...

Representation matters in everything, especially in the toys that are helping to raise younger generations. Since its inception in 1959, Mattel Inc. has used the Barbie brand to show there's an array ...

There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first autistic Barbie doll in an effort to represent how those with autism spectrum disorder may experience the world ...

Mattel says it spent 18 months developing its autistic Barbie in partnership with a disability rights advocacy group, but in less than three days, the new doll has spurred a wide range of reactions.

On January 11, 2026, Mattel announced the release of Autistic Barbie, a doll with an official autism diagnosis who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) to communicate, carries a ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. is introducing an autistic Barbie on Monday as the newest member of its line intended to celebrate diversity, joining a collection that already includes Barbies with Down ...

The first autistic Barbie doll has been released as part of Mattel's Fashionistas collection. Here's where you can find the dolls in Florida. The first autistic Barbie doll has been released as part ...

Mattel's new autistic Barbie is just the latest addition to the toymaker's line of diverse dolls. The Barbie Fashionistas line includes, among others, a blind doll, a doll with Down syndrome and a ...