Dwarfism

**media type="youtube" key="HngCkpKNSPk" height="330" width="350" Dwarfism** Kelsey Quinn -What exactly is dwafism?? Dwarfism is a short stature happening because of an adnormal medical conditon. If any adult that is 4 feet and 10 inches and under are considered little people. It often occures to people with average hieght parents. About 85% of children are born with dwarfism from average height parents. With proper care from doctors dwarfs can live life as long as any other person. Although, they will not be able to live a normal live. They can do anything just like a normal person would do but just in a different way. -What are some causes of dwarfism?? Some causes of dwarfism are unknown. People believe that it happens because either the father's sperm or mother's egg is mutated. What is suppost to happen is one of the parent's complete genetic makeup. Other people think that it happens because of bad care to the baby while it was inside the mother's stomache. -What are some disadvantages of being a dwarf?? Some disadvantages of being a dwarf are having bigger challenges in life. To use people some things are very easy like playing a sport or driving a car. Well to them (dwarfs) those things are very difficult. To play a sport they have to be very careful with not getting hurt. By getting hurt it could cause something bad to happen in their body. In order to pdrive they have to put e xtension on the brake and go pedel. It is difficult to see over the dash board so sometimes, depending on how tall the dwarf is, the raise the seat up or do something to make the seat high

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