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.”

Mattel partnered with Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN) "to allow more children to see themselves in Barbie"

Mattel has unveiled its first-ever autistic Barbie with stimming hands, a tablet, fidget spinner, and other features.

Mattel has released its first-ever autistic Barbie on Monday, January 12.This comes just six months after they introduced a Barbie with type 1 diabetes.The doll was created in partnership with the Autistic Self Advocacy Network,

For the first time, a Barbie doll with features designed to account for the ways in which individuals with autism experience the world is hitting the market.

Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community

The doll has a number of features that people with autism may be able to relate to, even down to eyes that don't make direct eye contact.