CREWE, Va. (WWBT) — Jacob Walker is one of the few children in the world with Opsismodysplasia, a rare form of dwarfism that stunts his bone growth, and he wants to teach other children how to embrace ...

Despite having dwarfism, John Young finished the Boston Marathon after bombing. May 2, 2013— -- For years, doctors told John Young that because he had achondroplasia, the most common form of ...

"We were both raised with high expectations that we could and should live a decent life, just like anyone else," Joe Stramondo tells PEOPLE Johnny Dodd is a senior writer at PEOPLE, who focuses on ...

Dwarfism is a medical or genetic condition that causes someone to be considerably shorter than an average-sized man or woman. The average height of an adult with dwarfism is 4 feet, but dwarfism could ...

October is a month of recognition for many in Erie and beyond. For 65,000 people in the nation born with dwarfism, the month brings awareness to their lives. Little People of America, or LPA, the ...

Dwarfism occurs when a person is unusually short. Dwarfism itself is not a disease and, as a result, it has no single medical definition. Different organizations define dwarfism according to various ...

Grace Anna Rodgers wants you to you to be nice to others. Grace Anna Rodgers is singing her way into millions of hearts. The 9-year-old -- who was born with a rare form of dwarfism called Conradi ...

"Sure, there was a chance our kids could have dwarfism, and there was also a chance that none of our kids would have dwarfism," Zach Roloff tells PEOPLE Emily Strohm is a Senior Editor at PEOPLE. She ...

A tiny calico cat named Blue has captured hearts online after a viral TikTok video revealed her rare form of feline dwarfism. Despite being three years old, Blue could easily be mistaken for a kitten ...