67 m. ago Autistic Barbie doll is launched with loose clothes, fidget spinner and noise

The doll features specific design choices intended to reflect some experiences to which autistic people might relate

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2 h. ago Autistic Barbie doll is released by Mattel, featuring gaze avoiding eye contact, fidget spinner and noise

Toymakers Mattel say the classic doll has been redesigned 'with guidance from the community' in a bid to 'change the narrative on neurodivergence'.

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3 h. ago First ever autistic Barbie doll to represent neurodivergent children

The toy includes an eye gaze slightly to the side, to represent the way some autistic people might avoid direct eye contact

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4 h. ago New autistic Barbie comes with headphones and a fidget spinner

The doll also has loose clothing and avoids eye contact

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5 h. ago Mattel adds an autistic Barbie to doll line devoted to showcasing diversity and inclusion

An autistic Barbie is joining Mattel's line of fashion dolls that's intended to celebrate diversity

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5 h. ago Autistic Barbie doll launch welcomed as ‘milestone’ in representation

The toy was developed with input from the Autistic Self Advocacy Network.

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3 w. ago ‘An unhealthy and creepy obsession’: Ilhan Omar on Trump’s attacks

The Zen-like US representative from Minnesota has had the highest level of death threats of any congressperson because of the president’s attacks“That’s Teddy,” said Tim Mynett, husband of the US representative Ilhan Omar, as their five-year-old labrador retriever capered around her office on Capitol Hill. “If you make too much eye contact, he’ll lose it. He’s my best friend – and he’s our security detail these days.”The couple were sitting on black leather furniture around a coffee table. Apart from a sneezing fit that took her husband by surprise, Omar had an unusual Zen-like calm for someone who receives frequent death threats and is the subject of a vendetta from the most powerful man in the world. Continue reading...

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