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With Sesame Street's Help, Ad Council Urges Autism Screenings for Kids

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Julia, a character with autism introduced in 2017, stars in the new awareness campaign.Courtesy of HBO
By Minda Smiley

July 23, 2019

As another school year inches closer, an Ad Council campaign is encouraging parents to have their children screened for autism.

Minda Smiley

Minda Smiley is deputy Agencies editor at Adweek.

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