Now, the program is breaking new ground by introducing a character with autism, a Muppet named Julia. While Julia has appeared in an online storybook from Sesame Street, this will be the first ...

"When we launch an initiative like Sesame Street and Autism, it's ongoing. It means there's an area that we believe we should be addressing. It means there's an issue that's significant in terms ...

Bert is a vibrant, yellow, banana-shaped character best known for his ... Julia is a four-year-old girl with autism who joined the Sesame Street community in 2017. She has bright orange hair ...

“I would love her to be [a main character],” she said. “I would love her to be not Julia, the kid on Sesame Street who has autism. I would like her to be just Julia. “Autism is a ...

Julia was introduced in 2016 as a digital character in Sesame Workshop’s Sesame Street and Autism: See Amazing in All Children global initiative for communities and families with children ages 2 ...

Sesame Street launches an anti-bullying campaign to teach kids about autism. Credit: sesame street yellow feather fund The Yellow Feather Fund, Sesame Street's nonprofit committed to helping ...