Sesame Street unveils first autistic character

The long-running children's television show Sesame Street is to feature its first character with autism. Four-year-old Julia is also the first new muppet to appear in the series in a decade. Show executive Sherrie Westin and puppeteer Stacey Gordon, whose own son has autism, told Newshour about the new addition.

(Photo: New character Julia, second from left, with other characters in Sesame Street. Credit: Zach Hyman © 2017 Sesame Workshop).