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Autistic Barbie

TheCatWoman

They've just launched autistic Barbie, with pink noise cancelling headphones, tablet and clothes that don't irritate the skin and other features.

Do you find it good, bad or indifferent?

I'm not sure what to think, on the one hand anything that makes people feel included and to have toys that "look like them" is a good thing, but on the other it seems a cynical marketing ploy.

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  • I think it's probably a good thing but I can see why people would see it as a negative. I think there is an element of companies are damned if they do and damned if they don't at the moment. Autism isn't acknowledged - it isn't inclusive. Autism is acknowledged - they're criticised for the way it is done.

    I don't know how else you could have an autistic representative toy without giving it things like ear defenders. But I get that's not representative of all autistic people and yes I see your point about marketing.

    But I do think if something like a Barbie is going to educate children about others with autism and I guess "normalise" it in a way then I do think it's a good thing.

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  • I think it's probably a good thing but I can see why people would see it as a negative. I think there is an element of companies are damned if they do and damned if they don't at the moment. Autism isn't acknowledged - it isn't inclusive. Autism is acknowledged - they're criticised for the way it is done.

    I don't know how else you could have an autistic representative toy without giving it things like ear defenders. But I get that's not representative of all autistic people and yes I see your point about marketing.

    But I do think if something like a Barbie is going to educate children about others with autism and I guess "normalise" it in a way then I do think it's a good thing.

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