Sesame Street have introduced their first character with autism.
Sesame Street have created autistic character Julia as part of their Seasame Street and Autism: See Amazing In All Children project, which launched on Wednesday.
It includes a storybook, online videos and a downloadable free app that includes video and digital story cards to help families with autistic young children, and the general public.
People Magazine say the project looks to ‘highlight commonalities among children instead of focusing on differences’.