Scorching Wheels has revealed a brand new automobile referred to as the Flippin Quick die-cast forward of Autism Acceptance Month in April, saying it primarily based the design of the brand new toy off a fidget spinner to permit for open-ended sensory play.
The brand new automobile sports activities a singular reversible design that permits it to roll whether or not it is proper approach up or the other way up, in addition to an additional spinner in the course of the automobile for fidget spinner-like play. Forward of Autism Acceptance Month, the automobile was designed in partnership with ASAN, the Autistic Self Advocacy Community, an autism advocacy nonprofit run for and by autistic individuals.
The design of the Flippin Quick is centered round open-ended, sensory play, with Scorching Wheels stressing that there is no proper or fallacious solution to play with the toy. “Flip it, spin it, or roll it forwards, backwards and even the other way up,” the press launch encourages.
“We design tons of automobiles yearly, and naturally inspiration can come from anyplace,” stated Ted Wu, vice-president of world automobile design at Mattel. “Now we have a number of designers that come from the automotive business. We work throughout automobiles of each style and each sort, however one of the vital essential sources of inspiration, in fact, is our client, the youngsters that play with our toys, which is why it was actually essential for us to take that suggestions in whereas we had been creating the Flippin Quick automobile.”
Whereas the sensory-based toy is designed with individuals on the autism spectrum in thoughts, Wu says it was additionally essential for it to be “a enjoyable automobile for anybody who’s a Scorching Wheels fan.”