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Meet Autistic Barbie and one of her creators

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

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In February, Here & Now’s Indira Lakshmanan spoke 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.

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