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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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  • This is a good thing mostly. The photo of the one I found has a pink fidget spinner. And is wearing a summer dress with ear muffs.

    I'm irritated at the moment by negative stereotyping. I see it a lot in women how they use peer pressure, or older women pressure younger women to believe stupid things.

    Some context: I had a group meeting yesterday one of the people at the meeting was a senior carer of a certain age who was in charge of aspects of the service. Every time she referred to autistic she used the word 'men' afterwards, as if its something that only inhibits men. I find this really frustrating because there are a large contingent of silly women who don't think this applies to them or their world they want to see (until their child is born autistic perhaps?) Anyway. This seems like a kind of non acceptance which also makes it less likely to make women to want to go for a diagnois or come out if they are.

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  • This is a good thing mostly. The photo of the one I found has a pink fidget spinner. And is wearing a summer dress with ear muffs.

    I'm irritated at the moment by negative stereotyping. I see it a lot in women how they use peer pressure, or older women pressure younger women to believe stupid things.

    Some context: I had a group meeting yesterday one of the people at the meeting was a senior carer of a certain age who was in charge of aspects of the service. Every time she referred to autistic she used the word 'men' afterwards, as if its something that only inhibits men. I find this really frustrating because there are a large contingent of silly women who don't think this applies to them or their world they want to see (until their child is born autistic perhaps?) Anyway. This seems like a kind of non acceptance which also makes it less likely to make women to want to go for a diagnois or come out if they are.

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