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Skirball's 'relaxed performance' makes a place in theater for Tourette's, autism and more by Tim Greiving

Jess Thom has every reason to hate the theater. Thom has Tourette's syndrome, and her tics " randomly spoken words and muscle spasms " had kept her away from the hushed performance halls in her native London. That all came to a head a few years ago at a show by English comedian Mark Thomas. Thom...

SOURCE: Los Angeles Times at 10:07AM on June 1, 2016

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