Big Bird (L) and other Sesame Street puppet charactors will be joined by a new muppet named Julia who has autism. - AFP/file
Washington (AFP) - "Sesame Street" has often experimented with new ways of teaching children about social issues as well as their ABCs since its launch nearly 50 years ago. Now it's taking on a new challenge: autism.
The groundbreaking public television children's program is introducing a new character, a muppet named Julia who has autism, the show's creators revealed on the CBS News show "60 Minutes" broadcast on Sunday.
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