Sesame Street debuts muppet with autism

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Sesame Street’s new muppet Julia debuted Monday.
Julia has autism and many in Austin’s autism community hope her character can build awareness among children and their families. A Dell Children’s Medical Center psychiatrist spoke with us about the impact of seeing her on television.
Dr. Jane Ripperger-Suhler says, “It normalizes it. It makes it a part of everyday life and gives people who are dealing with autism and people who don’t know a