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

Not everyone is happy with the new doll, but autistic people and advocates have reason to cheer.

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After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...

The new autistic Barbie joins an existing line of diverse dolls, including those with Down syndrome, diabetes and more. See ...

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Mattel’s autistic Barbie signals a wider shift in the global toy industry, with inclusion and neurodiversity increasingly ...

The Barbie includes flexible elbows and wrists to acknowledge stimming, slightly shifted eyes, noise-canceling headphones and ...

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After receiving evidence-based early interventions, roughly two-thirds of non-speaking kids with autism speak single words, ...