Yesterday, Sesame Street introduced their newest muppet, Julia, a character with Autism. Drawing attention to similarities among all children, they’ve developed an app and online videos to explain what it’s like to have autism from the viewpoint of a child with autism.

Their new site, Sesame Street and Autism (see amazing in all children) encourages others to celebrate the uniqueness of each and every child.  http://autism.sesamestreet.org/  You can view or print social stories for every day tasks like teeth brushing, going to the store and trying new foods. http://autism.sesamestreet.org/daily-routine-cards/

You can watch videos about life with autism.  http://autism.sesamestreet.org/videos/thomas-story/ and download a book starring Elmo and Julia. http://autism.sesamestreet.org/storybook-we-are-amazing

There is a section where parents, educators and friends are encouraged to ‘keep amazing going’ by sharing stories, pictures and videos using #SeeAmazing. http://autism.sesamestreet.org/keep-amazing-going/

All of these resources are fantastic. My very favorite part is the Amazing Song. http://autism.sesamestreet.org/videos/amazing-song/

I highly encourage you to take a look and share this with others.  Kudos to Sesame Street for this initiative; for celebrating all kids, for embracing similarities and for promoting acceptance.