Julia Arrives on Sesame Street
Listen 00:03:05Sesame Street has welcomed a new resident – a Muppet named Julia who has autism. In their weekly conversation, WHYY’s Maiken Scott and psychologist Dan Gottlieb discuss why this new character is giving hope to a lot of families affected by autism.
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