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Topic: autism awareness month

This image released by Sesame Workshop shows Julia, a new autistic muppet character debuting on the 47th Season of "Sesame Street," on April 10, 2017, on both PBS and HBO. (Zach Hyman/Sesame Workshop via AP)

How disability can make society better

Kimberly Maich - The Conversation
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5 ways video games can help kids

Caroline Knorr - Common Sense Media
Jim Parsons in "Big Bang Theory;" Keir Gilchrist in "Atypical;" Julia in "Sesame Street" (CBS/Bill Inoshita/Netflix/Beth Dubber/HBO/Zack Hyman)

When TV gets autism right — and wrong

Matthew Rozsa
(HBO/Zack Hyman)

Autism Awareness Month Irony

Matthew Rozsa