Who are Little People?
Little people are dwarfs. Dwarfs are people who have dwarfism, called dysplasia, and as a result, are small in stature. Little people have a genetic or medical condition that limits their adult height to about 4’10 inches (147 cm) or less for men and 4’7 inches (139 cm) or less for women. Dysplasia, or dwarfism, usually causes different configurations of the face or head in little people. Little people also usually have disproportionate limbs and abnormal bone growth. Some little people suffer painful disabilities due to these problems. Achondroplasia, spondyloephiphyseal dysplasia congenita (SED), hypochondroplasia, osteogenesis imperfecta (OI), pseudoachondroplasia and diastrophic dysplasia are genetic disorders that commonly cause dwarfism. Achondroplasia is commonly associated with shortened limbs in dwarfism. It is usually diagnosed at birth and results in delayed motor skills. Little people with SED usually have limbs in proportion to their height, but the trunk area is usually s
