PBS Kids celebrates Autism Awareness Month with new friends MARK KENNEDY, AP Entertainment Writer April 1, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail This image released by PBS Kids shows an animated Temple Grandin, foreground, as other characters Yadina, from background left, Xavier and Brad fly kites in a scene from “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum.” The episode, premiering on April 5, is one of several ways PBS Kids is shining a spotlight on characters with autism during Autism Awareness Month. (PBS Kids via AP)AP NEW YORK (AP) — A new child is introduced this month on the animated TV show “Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum” who is a little different. He's sensitive to loud noises and he likes doing things his way, in his time.