"There have been people with dwarfism who have been paralyzed, seriously injured or even passed away because someone recklessly picked them up or manhandled them," he continues.

The third adoptive parents of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian-born woman with dwarfism who some people believe had been an adult masquerading as a child, have fallen out with her.

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Matt’s type of dwarfism is much rarer, and the gene is recessive, so for the possibility that Audrey and Jeremy’s child could be born with diastrophic dysplasia, both would have to carry the gene.

The summary goes on to explain Natalia has Diastrophic Dysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism that will require extensive spine and leg surgery to avoid the development of paralysis and incontinence.

Natalia continued: 'I have a type of dwarfism called Diastrophic Dysplasia - a form of dwarfism that has many serious issues which often require surgery. 'I'll likely have to have major spine ...