Dell’Antonia’s article, Sesame Street Has a New Character With Autism. Will Kids Without it Ever See her, explores the addition of Julia, a character who is autistics. Two stereotypes associated with having autism are that it mainly affects boys and that these children are weird and different (Dell’Antonia, 2). The thought of adding Julia to the popular children’s show is to help educate many who are uninformed about autism. Lots of consideration went into to creating Julia as the producers wanted to ensure that people, especially those with autism, were not offended.
Many children and teenagers look up to individuals in television shows, how they look, how they dress, and how they act. Having a character with a mental illness will hopefully
Many children and teenagers look up to individuals in television shows, how they look, how they dress, and how they act. Having a character with a mental illness will hopefully