Barbie Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll, Championing Representation for Children Through Play
January 13, 2026
January 13, 2026
EL SEGUNDO, California, Jan. 13 -- Mattel, a toy manufacturing company, issued the following news on Jan. 11, 2026:
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Barbie(R) Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll, Championing Representation for Children through Play
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate about the world around . . .
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Barbie(R) Introduces the First Autistic Barbie Doll, Championing Representation for Children through Play
Mattel, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAT) unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate about the world around . . .