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Apparently I’m not done gushing over Julia yet. Check this out: Elmo sees that Julia is happy-stimming with her bunny, and when she doesn’t respond, he says they can play “side by side, like we do sometimes”. Then, when Julia is ready, she joins in with Elmo. It’s on her terms. That’s how it’s done.

accessibility notes: video doesn’t have captions yet. (the sesame street channel usually captions the videos)

This is so beautiful. The lack of eye contact by Julia initially is bringing tears to my eyes. This is how I played growing up. This is how I wanted to play with my friends. This is how I do things with my friends as an adult. Side by side, sometimes doing our own thing, sometimes together.

I’M NOT CRYING YOU’RE CRYING!

Who am I kidding… I’m bawling my eyes out watching this. 37 years old I finally get to see myself on TV.

I was sceptical, but I like this! It’s got such a simple message of difference but it’s so wonderful to see it in a show aimed at kids. Side by side is something highly relatable and something that should be encouraged!

All the shorts are like this. Elmo and Abby Cadabby always meet Julia half way. Julia rarely if ever makes eye contact. And she talks entirely in echolalia. It is surreal to see this representation as an adult. And the feels… I can’t even begin to describe the rollercoaster going on inside of me. If her future appearances are half as good as what I’ve seen so far, I would still be overjoyed. 

I like the Sesame Street & Autism tag line “see amazing in all children”!!!