Achondroplasia is a form of dwarfism that is characterized by short limbs, normal-sized abdomen, torso, and neck, and macrocephaly.
Could there be a form of gigantism that is characterized by long limbs, normal-sized abdomen, torso, neck, and microcephaly?
I ask because I am writing a story with a character having "inverted achondroplasia"/"hyperchondroplasia". If this hypothetical syndrome exists, is it dominant, recessive, autosomal, x-linked, y-linked, or mitochondrial?
They've hell of a short game
My brother have this condition and i think i have the virus. He recently get the vaccine Janssen (J&J) but only had past one week. Is there any chance he improve his defenses? Are the symptons getting worst for his condition?
My 14mo shows a lot of similarities to a child with Achondroplasia or Dwarfism. Large head, flattened bridge, short arms and legs but normal torso, extremely bow legged, flat broad feet, and in the 13% for height. I know most babies are bowlegged when they first learn to walk, but his is prominent enough that strangers comment on it.
I’ve mentioned my concerns to my pediatrician, but he brushes it off because while my son is very short for his age, he is still growing on the same curve since birth.
How do I advocate for genetic screening to be sure? I feel like he’s being dismissive of my (and my husband’s) concerns. I know there is no cure, but I want to provide as much early intervention and accommodations as possible.
Hey everyone! I'm doing a study on this at the moment and I'm not sure the timeline for when the corrected cells / therapeutic package would need to be delivered to the body. Achondroplasia causes growth abnormalities starting prenatally and the body would be substantially deformed at birth. Does this mean that CRISPR would need to be applied during early pregnancy to be effective? Ach is caused by a random mutation in the sperm of the father so I don't think it could be corrected that way. Thanks for any help! :)
Both mother and father of a child have achondroplasia. What is the probability that their child will be affected if child lives?
66% if the child survives; 25% chance of normal; 50% chance of heterozygous; 25% homozygous (lethal).
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Thanks...!
Someone brought this up to me the other day, and I'm wondering if its just them overthinking it, or if the movie actually intended for this.
So according to them, one of the reasons why Trask has such a hostile view of mutants, yet wants their powers for himself, is that because of his height, he sees himself as a mutant. But, while other mutants have these amazing superhuman abilities, all he has is shortened limbs.
I'm wondering if anyone thinks that was a motivating factor for the character, or if people just overthought Peter Dinklage portraying the character, and must have assumed that a prominent feature of the actor must have translated over to the character, and defined his life.
I don't personally have Dwarfism, but I'm a writer and one of my main characters has Achondroplasia. He's part of a group of vigilantes which means that he does a lot of crime fighting. I will definitely continue doing my own research because I don't expect people to do all of the work for me, but I was wondering if anyone here would be willing to answer some questions if they have the time?
I am asking here, because since I don't have Achondroplasia myself, I would rather not run to google and risk misrepresenting things. (Facts are great and all, but I find personal experience can be more enriching when you are trying to write a character who lives with something that is so underrepresented in media.)
I know that there can be physical barriers that my character may deal with and I wanted to know if any of you could tell me based on your experiences what struggles he might run into when it comes to fighting criminals.
He's 4'6. Uses butterfly knives and brass knuckles.
Are there any other weapons/fighting styles that would be more ideal for someone with this condition than the ones I've chosen?
Are there any limitations (social, physical, emotional, etc) that might be easy for someone without Achondroplasia to overlook?
Are there any tropes or stereotypes that are easy for someone without Achondroplasia to overlook?
Is there anything that you would personally like shown or represented in a character with Achondroplasia?
Thank you so much for your time.
This news was devastating for us, mostly because we just wanted him to be average and not have to struggle so much in life. We have taken some time to vent out how we feel and now were in research mode. What can we expect moving forward. If any of you have this disorder and could explain how your life is, that would be helpful too. I guess we just have no idea what to do now.
Hi all,
I am looking for general advice on classroom furniture for children with achondroplasia. I'm wondering if any of you have personal experiences with furniture that works well. I know in the past, one of my colleagues has recommended the Leckey PAL chair because it is height-adjustable and has options for a height-adjustable foot plate as well. (https://www.leckey.com/products/pal#options-&-accessories)
However, she has had some feedback from families that this chair looks "too different" from the other students' chairs and therefore they didn't like it. I'm not sure if this feedback was coming from the families or the students with achondroplasia. Truthfully, the Leckey PAL chair is probably overkill for students with achondroplasia in terms of its features - the lapbelt and armrests wouldn't be necessary... but I've had a hard time finding a better option.
There is this adjustable footplate attachment that could go on a typical classroom chair: https://designability.org.uk/projects/products/school-chair-foot-rest/ However, I think it would still need a booster seat of some sort so the student's arms would be at an appropriate height to access the desk.
I have also found this chair that is height-adjustable and has a height-adjustable footplate: https://gresscoltd.com/products/furniture-type/chairs-stools/chairs/solit-sit-classroom-chairs/solit-sitr-plastic-chair-with-adjustable-footrest-by-haba-178038.html
Do you have any other ideas?
