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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.

Parents

  • It seems Mattel have done their research with this, at least. I even feel a little called out with the clothes thing. But at the same time, I feel like it also pushes a certain stereotype as well. Not all autistics are as sensitive to sound as others or need noise cancelling head phones. There's some that are more sensitive to visual stimuli and require colour tinted glasses, for example.

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  • It seems Mattel have done their research with this, at least. I even feel a little called out with the clothes thing. But at the same time, I feel like it also pushes a certain stereotype as well. Not all autistics are as sensitive to sound as others or need noise cancelling head phones. There's some that are more sensitive to visual stimuli and require colour tinted glasses, for example.

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