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Meet the doll collector who helped design the new autistic Barbie

WBUR | By Here & Now Newsroom
Published February 4, 2026 at 10:57 AM CST

Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan speaks with Noor Pervez, community engagement manager at the Autistic Self Advocacy Network, about helping Mattel design a new autistic Barbie and the intention behind it.

Noor Pervez. (Courtesy of Noor Pervez)
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Noor Pervez. (Courtesy of Noor Pervez)

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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