Barbie Was More Than Just a Toy for a Queer, Autistic Kid Like Me
One summer evening when I was 6, I had a fight with my mother and decided to run away from home. I packed two fruit crates with the only thing I considered necessary for my survival: my collection of Barbies.
One of the most pervasive stereotypes about autistic children is that we’re supposed to like trains. If we fail to show an interest in trains we may even risk not meeting the diagnostic criteria for autism. I have nothing against trains—in fact, I love a good ride—but Barbie was all I had time for. As obsessions go, I was in good company. There was hardly a girl my age who didn’t play with Barbies, and so the intensity of my special interest, as well as my undiagnosed autism, went unnoticed.
It’s not unusual for autistic people’s interests to be labelled immature or unhealthy, even when they pose no harm to ourselves or others.
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