The Gut’s Connection to Autism

Client: The Transmitter (Previously Spectrum News)

This film was made for Spectrum, an online leading source of news and expert opinion on autism research.

Link to article here

Credits:

Animation and design by Lottie Kingslake

Script by Katie Moisse

Voiceover by Chelsey Coombs.

Autistic children are up to four times as likely as their non-autistic peers to have digestive problems, and several small studies show they may also have atypical microbial communities living in their guts. But whether those flora contribute to their autism traits remains unclear.