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Sesame Street’s “Julia” Muppet inspires friendship and understanding!

August 1, 2018 By KatieCo

Julia is a Muppet with autism who made her debut on Sesame Street in April 2017, and has already made quite an impact! A recent article by Today describes how Julia inspired a child to befriend a boy with autism. On the show, Julia often engages in behaviors such as spinning or flapping her hands. Four-year-old Julian also has autism and shares these behaviors, which sometimes can be off-putting to children not familiar with autism. However, a little girl who watched Sesame Street recognized these behaviors in Julian and invited him to play with her—a great reminder that, as Julian’s parent mentions, “representation matters”! To read the full Today article, click here and to learn about Dr. Wendy Stone’s work with Sesame Street to help develop Julia and their autism initiative, click here!

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On behalf of all the participants, I’d like to thank you for a wonderful day learning about the STAT. It was a truly rewarding experience for all of us who care about families affected by Autism and other developmental disabilities.

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