The doll features a gaze that is shifted slightly to the side, to "[reflect] how some members of the autistic community may avoid direct eye contact." ...

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Barbie released its first doll with autism, Mattel announced this week. Here's what to know.

EL SEGUNDO, Calif. — Mattel Inc. is taking its Brave Barbie initiative global with another character. Timed with Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, the toymaker unveiled the newest Brave Barbie dolls ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Once self-described as “Just a kid from Akron” LeBron James first joined the Cleveland Cavs, then the Miami Heat, next the L.A. Lakers and now he’s joined Mattel’s Barbie team as a ...

A year after introducing its first doll with Down syndrome, Barbie will add another doll with the chromosomal disorder and debut a blind Barbie. Mattel, which makes the dolls, said it is offering a ...

If you think Barbie is just a pretty doll, a new exhibit at the Barry Art Museum at Old Dominion University will change your mind. “Out of the Box: A Barbie Retrospective” opened March 7 and runs ...

Mattel's new Barbie with autism has garnered mixed feelings from people within the autism community. Why?

The Barbie movie is a box office hit that reignited the world’s love for the fashionable dolls. Given this, it only makes sense to want to search for the best Barbie gifts for the fan in your life, ...

Despite the overarching message of the Barbie movie, Barbie herself has faced protracted criticism over the years for the doll’s effects on the self-image of young girls. Barbie hasn’t been evolving ...