Sesame Street’s First Autistic Character Is A Big Deal, Yes – But Maybe Not For The Reasons You Think

Inclusiveness? Teaching kids to accept difference? Sesame Street has always done that. “Put simply: in 2015, everyone has heard of autism. Sesame Street did not have to do much explaining about why Julia is different (and the same), and why she was joining the cast.” This was not always the case …

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