Twenty-nine years ago, Share-A-Smile Becky was born. She was a wheelchair user Barbie. Throughout the years, Mattel has created more disabled Barbies for every disabled child, invisible disabilities or not.

This year, in 2026, the “Autistic Barbie” doll was made by Mattel and inspired by the advocacy group, ASAN. So, without a do, let’s get into this Barbie’s features and origins.

Something I like about this Barbie doll’s design is her eyes, she chooses not to keep eye contact which is a subtle, but important feature. Another thing I like about her design is how her joints are adjustable so she can stim. She also has many removable accessories like her noise canceling headphones, her fidget, and her Augmentative Alternative Communication device (AAC).

This doll is representing the many symptoms of autism for people and its use of tools.