# How I turned my Tourette's tics into art

- Institution: TED
- Department: TEDxAlbertopolis
- Speaker: Jess Thom
- Year: 2013
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Medicine and health, Art, architecture and design
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/jess_thom_how_i_turned_my_tourette_s_tics_into_art)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

If you listen to visual artist Jess Thom speak, you'll notice she says the words "hedgehog" and "biscuit" -- a lot. Thom has Tourette's syndrome, but she doesn't let that stop her from finding humor in her condition and educating people about the disorder. In this funny talk, Thom busts common misconceptions about Tourette's and shows how she's turning her tics into toe-tapping works of art.

## Lectures

1. [How I turned my Tourette's tics into art](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/jess_thom_how_i_turned_my_tourette_s_tics_into_art/53b6772a7b7d), 12 min (TED's player)