In the Monday, April 10 episode of Sesame Street titled “Meet Julia,” viewers will be introduced to Julia, a new Muppet who happens to have autism. Audiences can get a glimpse...
- 4/4/2017
- by Megan McLachlan
- AwardsDaily.com
Sesame Street is debuting their newest friend — a red-headed, shy muppet named Julia. And she has autism.
“She is going to be so powerful on two fronts,” Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of Global Impact and Philanthropy at Sesame Workshop, tells People of Julia. “It will help kids with autism be able to identify with a character and it will also play an important role in destigmatizing autism.
“We want to reach all children in terms of giving them greater empathy and to talk about and increase awareness and understanding.”
Julia, who was introduced last year as a digital character...
“She is going to be so powerful on two fronts,” Sherrie Westin, executive vice president of Global Impact and Philanthropy at Sesame Workshop, tells People of Julia. “It will help kids with autism be able to identify with a character and it will also play an important role in destigmatizing autism.
“We want to reach all children in terms of giving them greater empathy and to talk about and increase awareness and understanding.”
Julia, who was introduced last year as a digital character...
- 3/20/2017
- by Rose Minutaglio
- PEOPLE.com
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