The following is a script from “New Kid on the Street,” which aired on March 19, 2017. Lesley Stahl is the correspondent. Shari Finkelstein, producer. Nieves Zuberbuhler, associate producer. There are ...

LANGHORNE, Pa. (WPVI) -- Sesame Street's newest character is making her debut at Sesame Place in Bucks County this weekend. Julia is the first Sesame Street character with autism. "Today, 1 in 68 ...

Folks on Sesame Street have a way of making everyone feel accepted. That certainly goes for Julia, a Muppet youngster with blazing red hair, bright green eyes - and autism. Rather than being treated ...

In honor of Autism Awareness Month, Sesame Street is sharing more about Julia, its first muppet character with autism. Meet Julia's family! Good Morning America visited the set of Sesame Street to ...

Jeanette Betancourt of the Sesame Workshop designed the See Amazing in all Children digital initiative that Julia is part of. "Sesame Street" made headlines this week by announcing a new character ...

Days after major budget cuts toward public access television were announced, Sesame Street is introducing a new character to their 48-year-old children’s show. Julia, who took three years to ...

Having educated generations of children for more than 50 years, it seems that Sesame Street have taken a new approach to TV lesson-teaching. This time, they’re schooling kids on autism through an ...

Julia puppet used in the production of the children's television series Sesame Street. Julia was the first Muppet character with autism, introduced in 2015 to help the show’s cast demonstrate ...

(CNN) The newest resident of “Sesame Street” has orange hair and a fondness for her toy rabbit. She also has autism. Julia has been a part of the “Sesame Street” family via its storybooks and was so ...

There's a new friend coming to Sesame Street: Julia, and she has autism. The iconic children's program has announced a new initiative to spotlight autism, including a website with stories and ...