The newest muppet to get to Sesame Street is Julia, a preschooler with autism. Sesame Workshop, the non-profit educational organization behind Sesame Street, announced Wednesday that Julia is ...

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, ...

There's a new Muppet on Sesame Street and for the first time, the cute, cuddly character is of Filipino descent. The character, 4-year-old TJ, made his first appearance on "Sesame Street" this week ...

NEW YORK -- Folks on Sesame Street have a way of making everyone feel accepted. That certainly goes for Julia, a Muppet youngster with blazing red hair, bright green eyes -- and autism.

Ernie, a muppet from the popular children's series Sesame Street, appears with new character Ji-Young, the first Asian American muppet, on the set of the long-running children's program in New ...

Long-running children's television series Sesame Street continues to make impressive strides some 48 years into its existence. Up next, the series has unveiled a new Muppet with autism.

"Sesame Street" will add Julia, a 4-year-old female muppet who has autism, to its cast next month as part of an expanding autism initiative.