In the society that we live in today, people tend to stereotype and discriminate depending on what you look like, how you dress, or even how you characterize, when in reality we are all the same. Just being honest, sometimes I find myself stereotyping people who look different than me. For example, little people or as some people may say midgets. The word midget is actually a derogatory word towards dwarfs, which in the big scheme of things, they are just normal people in our world with a disease or condition just like anybody else. Dwarfism is defined as a condition of short stature that ultimately results from miscommunication within their genetic make-up as an infant or a medical condition that occurred as they grew through childhood.
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There are 2 main categories as well as different types of dwarfism that have similarities and differences. You have dwarfs whose bodies are either proportionate or disproportionate. Proportionate dwarfism is when the body parts of a dwarf are of the same size and same degree but shortened. The main cause of proportionate dwarfism is the lack of bone growth in the body during birth or early childhood. Disproportionate dwarfism is simply the complete opposite of proportionate dwarfism. This type of dwarfism is when some body parts are small when others are of average size or above average size. The main cause of disproportionate dwarfism is the lack of bone growth within the body, just like proportionate dwarfism. You normally can tell if the body is disproportionate at birth. During research I found that there are a lot more dwarfs disproportionate versus proportionate in the world. The lack of bone growth, which is common in both proportionate and disproportionate dwarfism, is caused when the pituitary gland fails to produce a decent amount supply of growth hormone, which is essential for normal childhood growth. There are 3 different types of dwarfism: Achondroplasia, Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED), and Diastrophic dysplasia. The most common form of short-limbed dwarfism is Achondroplasia. It causes a disproportionately short stature within dwarfs. Achondroplasia occurs in about one in every 15,000-40,000 babies, and …show more content…
It can also be caused by medical or hormonal imbalance, and it can be caused by the lack of genetics in other hormones or poor nutrition. A lot of dwarfism-related conditions are caused by genetic disorders within the creating of the child, but causes of some disorders are unknown. Dwarfism results from a random genetic mutation in either the sperm from the father or the egg from the mother. Dwarfism can also be caused by metabolic or hormonal disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, pituitary gland disorder, absorptive problems, and kidney disease. All of these causes can lead to dwarfism if the child fails to grow at a normal rate. These causes of dwarfism have a negative effect on the body because it stops or eliminates the body from growing to its full potential, which ultimately leads to the person having a short stature. It can bring a delay on some motor skills, just for the simple fact they cannot get the full range of motion. It also can bring breathing problems because they will have normal size lungs in such a small body is it would be extremely different to be able to receive oxygen. Dwarfs having a short stature can also lead to curvatum of the spine, more frequent ear infections, and possibly loss of hearing. With these causes of dwarfism, it does not allow the body to function how it is supposed to. The common symptom for dwarfism is being below your average height for your age. Some dwarfs
There are 2 main categories as well as different types of dwarfism that have similarities and differences. You have dwarfs whose bodies are either proportionate or disproportionate. Proportionate dwarfism is when the body parts of a dwarf are of the same size and same degree but shortened. The main cause of proportionate dwarfism is the lack of bone growth in the body during birth or early childhood. Disproportionate dwarfism is simply the complete opposite of proportionate dwarfism. This type of dwarfism is when some body parts are small when others are of average size or above average size. The main cause of disproportionate dwarfism is the lack of bone growth within the body, just like proportionate dwarfism. You normally can tell if the body is disproportionate at birth. During research I found that there are a lot more dwarfs disproportionate versus proportionate in the world. The lack of bone growth, which is common in both proportionate and disproportionate dwarfism, is caused when the pituitary gland fails to produce a decent amount supply of growth hormone, which is essential for normal childhood growth. There are 3 different types of dwarfism: Achondroplasia, Spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia (SED), and Diastrophic dysplasia. The most common form of short-limbed dwarfism is Achondroplasia. It causes a disproportionately short stature within dwarfs. Achondroplasia occurs in about one in every 15,000-40,000 babies, and …show more content…
It can also be caused by medical or hormonal imbalance, and it can be caused by the lack of genetics in other hormones or poor nutrition. A lot of dwarfism-related conditions are caused by genetic disorders within the creating of the child, but causes of some disorders are unknown. Dwarfism results from a random genetic mutation in either the sperm from the father or the egg from the mother. Dwarfism can also be caused by metabolic or hormonal disorders, chromosomal abnormalities, pituitary gland disorder, absorptive problems, and kidney disease. All of these causes can lead to dwarfism if the child fails to grow at a normal rate. These causes of dwarfism have a negative effect on the body because it stops or eliminates the body from growing to its full potential, which ultimately leads to the person having a short stature. It can bring a delay on some motor skills, just for the simple fact they cannot get the full range of motion. It also can bring breathing problems because they will have normal size lungs in such a small body is it would be extremely different to be able to receive oxygen. Dwarfs having a short stature can also lead to curvatum of the spine, more frequent ear infections, and possibly loss of hearing. With these causes of dwarfism, it does not allow the body to function how it is supposed to. The common symptom for dwarfism is being below your average height for your age. Some dwarfs