'Sesame Street' Introduces a New Muppet Character with Autism
From: NPR - 10/22/2015

Julia is described by the Sesame Workshop as "a preschool girl with autism
who does things a little differently when playing with her friends".

The muppet Julia has not yet made her TV debut, but the wide-eyed little girl
with a big smile is the star of her own "digital storybook" called "We're
Amazing, 1,2,3."

For over a year now, Sesame Street has been working with organizations such
as Autism Speaks and Autism Self Advocacy to help reduce the stigma
associated with autism spectrum disorder. As part of the campaign "See
Amazing in All Children," the adorable muppet Abby Cadabby explains in one
YouTube video, "Lots of kids have autism and that just means their brains
work a little differently."

Read the entire article at:
http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2015/10/22/450907538/sesame-street-introduces-a-new-muppet-character-with-autism

Links:
'Sesame Street' Unveils Character with Autism
http://www.disabilityscoop.com/2015/10/21/sesame-street-character-autism/20891

Sesame Street and Autism
http://autism.sesamestreet.org

We're Amazing, 1,2,3
http://autism.sesamestreet.org/storybook-we-are-amazing

See Amazing in All Children (video 3:15) [highly recommended]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RuV8AddbXIs

Disability Kidlit
http://disabilityinkidlit.com

Autism Bay Area
http://autismbayarea.org