The new month means a new opportunity to honor people living on the autism spectrum. April is Autism Awareness Month and KPBS Education Reporter M.G. Perez tells us it begins with a puppet show, ...

"I'm just hoping to bring her the heart," says Stacy Gordon, the veteran puppeteer playing the role of lovable Julia. Julia was initially included as a playmate for Elmo and Abby Cadabby in Sesame’s ...

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. Rather than ...

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — A new Yale study finds that children with autism respond well to puppets. Yale Child Study Center researchers say puppets can attract and hold the attention of kids with ...

HOHENFELS, Germany -- As part of Autism Awareness Month, members of the Hohenfels Middle/High School Drama Club performed for the community with the Kids on the Block puppets, April 28 and 29. The ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Four-year-olds Damien and Declan de Grasse are just 10 months apart, but they could not be any more different. Julia made her debut on April 10 on various platforms including PBS Kids, ...

Julia was initially included as a playmate for Elmo and Abby Cadabby in Sesame’s 2015 Digital Storybook. The four-year-old has a special connection to Stacy Gordon, the veteran puppeteer taking on the ...