Staff visited clinics and schools. Kimmelman was assigned to write a storybook featuring an autistic character. Although boys with autism or autism spectrum disorders, collectively termed ASD ...

“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 ...

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 ...