Julia, Sesame Street’s autistic Muppet
Sesame Street has just introduced a new autistic Muppet character named Julia.
There are a number of reasons why this new character is valuable. For one, it will better enlighten non-autistics on how to share the world with autistic persons. Likely more important, though, it will give autistic persons a valuable reference tool to help them navigate the world.
Using television characters as guides to navigating the real world can be an uneven pursuit.
Sarah explained why in her debut post for Vox’s “First Person” section.
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