In 2017, PBS revealed their newest character for the famed show Sesame Street, and she happened to be a 4-year old girl named Julia.

What was unique about Julia? She has Autism.

Using some of the typical indicators of a child with Autism, the show illustrates some of the things that may happen when interacting with a child that has Autism. For example, Julia does not react to things the same way around her. But that doesn’t stop the rest of the friends on Sesame Street from trying to befriend her.

She became a staple in the current cast that runs today and breaks the stigma of having children learn about different disabilities and learning curves that people are born with. The character creates that normalcy within the classroom and makes children more familiar with Autism in this way.

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