Long-running children’s television show Sesame Street is welcoming a new kid to the block - a Muppet with autism called Julia. A redhead who loves to sing and remembers the words to lots of songs, Julia will debut on the show for pre-schoolers on April 10 after a five-year outreach effort to families and experts on autism, Sesame Workshop said on Monday. “For years, families of children with autism have asked us to address the issue,” Dr. Jeanette Betancourt, senior vice president of US social impact at the nonprofit Sesame Workshop, said in a statement. One in 68 American children is currently diagnosed with autism, according to the Centre for Disease Control and Prevention, an increase of some 119 percent since 2000. — Reuters
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