She is Julia, the new muppet with autism which since yesterday joins the family of the famous children's characters of Sesame Street (Sesame Street in Latin America), a series with which we grew up, which our children also see, and the most durable children's program in the history of television.
The intention behind the new signing is that of de-stigmatize children with autism spectrum disorders, and create greater awareness and empathy towards these little ones.
The new initiative launched internationally is not only in the presentation of Julia, a girl with big green eyes who surely has a lot to teach us. The website "Sesame Street and Autism: See how wonderful in all children" has been launched, including videos, resources and a free download application to facilitate the daily life tasks of families of children with autism.
They are children who have problems in social skills and when it comes to integrating into their environment, that's why I think it's a great idea that from a series as famous as Sesame Street, integration is encouraged and everything they have in common is valued. children, instead of highlighting their differences.
Julia has not yet jumped on the screen, so far only the fact through the internet and digital content, but it is likely (and it would be great), that we can see it in the series with the rest of the characters.
Wonderful children
And of course, the initiative has a new song, 'The Amazing Song', which has been presented in 150 countries under the hashtag #seeamazing It encourages you to see everything wonderful there is in children with autism.
