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| Barbie Fashionista #245 represents a person with autism. |
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| Barbie Fashionista #245 represents a person with autism. |
I ordered Barbie Fashionista #245, Autistic Barbie, from Walmart's website after signing up for a 30-day free trial of Walmart+. The trial includes free delivery for qualifying items with a minimum purchase of $35. The doll and the other items I ordered arrived within three hours of placing the order.
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| This Barbie has a new head sculpt, wears noise-cancelling headphones, and has a plastic tablet with Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) app symbols. |
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| Barbie holds a pink fidget spinner. |
The noise-canceling headphones, the fidget spinner, and the tablet with AAC app symbols are all designed to aid sensory processing and communication. Barbie has an ambiguous ethnicity, wears sensory-friendly clothing, and has flexible elbow and wrist joints for "stimming."
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As I said before, I think they did the best job they could. They are not going to please everyone but I think there are enough elements that most children will identify with something about her. The review from yesterday seems to be gone. I don't know if I am the only one that reported it, but I just might have reported it AND his profile - more than once. ;)
ReplyDeleteThis doll is a good offering. I'm pleased with it, and more people will be pleased than not. That's all that matters.
DeleteI read the Amazon reviews yesterday where there was one questionable review. I'm not sure if that is the one you reported. I'll check.
The questionable comment I saw yesterday is gone, Michelle. I'm glad you reported it.
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