Barbie debuts autistic doll with sensory-sensitive, stimming features
Mattel’s recently released, ‘autistic Barbie doll’ has hit markets.
Barbie is launching its first autistic doll in an effort to represent how individuals with autism spectrum disorder experience the world around them, USA TODAY can exclusively reveal.
The doll, which is part of Barbie's Fashionistas line, includes intentional design choices like flexible elbow and hand joints for stimming, which refers to repetitive body movement behavior some people with autism engage in to process sensory information.