There’s a new kind of Barbie girl in this Barbie world. Mattel just released its first-ever autistic Barbie doll in an effort ...

New autistic Barbie includes fidget spinner, noise-canceling headphones, and articulated joints, and was designed with ...

Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?

Barbie's first autistic doll has been developed with sensory-sensitive features in mind. See how.

Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic ...

The new doll carries a pink fidget spinner that actually spins, wears pink noise-cancelling headphones to reduce sensory overload and holds a pink tablet that represents her augmentative and ...

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

This Barbie is inspiring people across the autism spectrum.Mattel unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie on Sunday, Jan. 11.

Families of people with severe autism say the repeated expansion of the diagnosis pushed them to the sidelines. A new focus on the disorder has opened the way for them to argue their cause. Jodie ...

Editor’s Note: This article uses both person-first and identity-first language, in keeping with the latest conversations among autism communities and advocates. It’s rare to see autism portrayed in ...

In this exclusive MedPage Today video, two autistic physicians -- Stacy Greeter, MD, a psychiatrist in Florida, and Mary Doherty, MD, founder of Autistic Doctors International -- share their candid ...