Thursday 2 March 2017

Zipporah You Dawrf or Nah? (By Zipporah Benjamin)

Zipporah, You Dwarf or Nah?


Little Women LA, if you haven’t seen this show then you should. It’s about these seven women who all share one thing in common Dwarfism.
The reality show highlights how they go about living from day to day. Despite of their short statures, nothing keeps these women lives from being adventurous, fun and most of all filled with drama.


I am only 5 ft, just a little shorter than the average teen my age (18). This has always left me with questions like do I suffer from dwarfism or nah? Or will I ever grow just a little taller or nah? However being that short has allowed me to relate to the little women who starred in the show. So I decided to do some research.
Dwarfism is defined by the advocacy group Little People of America (LPA) as an adult height of 4 feet 10 inches or under, as a result of a medical or genetic condition. Although other groups may extend the criteria for certain forms of dwarfism to 5 feet, the average height of an adult with dwarfism is 4 feet.


I know what you’re thinking …. Maybe she is a dwarf….. Or am I?

Turns out there are two main types of dwarfism or as they prefer it to be called “Short stature”. First being Disproportionate dwarfism. Usually, this means that a person has an average-size trunk and very short limbs, but some people may have a very short trunk and shortened (but disproportionately large) limbs.The most common cause of dwarfism is a disorder called achondroplasia, which causes disproportionately short stature.This disorder usually results in the following:



  •      An average-size trunk
  • ·      Short arms and legs, with particularly short upper arms and upper legs.
  • ·         A disproportionately large head, with a prominent forehead and a flattened bridge of the nose.











The second type of dwarfism is proportionate dwarfism.Proportionate dwarfism results from medical conditions present at birth or appearing in early childhood that limit overall growth and development.So the head, trunk and limbs are all small, but they're proportionate to each other. Because these affect overall growth, many of them result in poor development of one or more body systems.
Growth hormone deficiency is a relatively common cause of proportionate dwarfism. It occurs when the pituitary gland fails to produce an adequate supply of growth hormone, which is essential for normal childhood growth.

 Signs include:

  •   Height below the third percentile on standard pediatric growth charts
  • ·         Growth rate slower than expected for age
  • ·         Delayed or no sexual development during the teen years.



Here's an interesting fact, dwarfism isnt a disease its a genetic modification. I have never by any doctor been ever told that I siffer from dwarfism.


So guys if you were thinking that I’m probably a dwarf then guess again, turns out that IM NOT! 





-By Zipporah Benjamin






                            

1 comment:

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