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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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  • Does anyone remember paper dolls that had cut-out clothing with tabs you folded around the doll? These sound positively ancient compared with what's available now. I also remember cutting up old and new clothes to make clothing for my plastic dolls. 

  • in reply to Marianne72

    I remember those, they were always a bit of a treat in a comic when I was ill, along with magic painting books, where you brushed a picture with water and the colours came out.

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    I'm still not sure what I think about it, I guess if it makes people feel included it's a good thing, but it does look a bit stereo typical, with its heand phones and tablet, I don't use headphones or a tablet, but like I say it's a start and maybe one that would be useful for a child to signal thier autism to an adult?

  • in reply to TheCatWoman

    What about a Barbie modelled on you? A few books in one hand, a wooden spoon in the other (not to stir up trouble; to stir your spicy dishes), a cat on your shoulder and a dog at your heels. 

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