At each visit the pediatrician will take the measurements and plot them on a growth chart, if your baby is not meeting certain growth markers, then your doctor might order imaging studies. Imagining studies can either be a X-ray or a MRI. Ordering these images can give the doctor the ability to see abnormalities of the skull and skeleton, the ability to see delayed maturation of bones, growth hormones deficiency, and reveal abnormalities of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus, which both play a role in hormone function, and help in diagnosing which form of dwarfism. Genetic testing, hormone testing, and family history also play a role when diagnosing someone with dwarfism. Cara Reedy was born with achondroplastic dwarfism, in her own words she says “that little people are often treated as less then human. Everyday in the life of a dwarf is like being a main attraction on a circus. Just going to the grocery store I have fingers pointed, people staring and whispering at me. “ Many people with dwarfism live life just like any average height human. People with dwarfism have some limitations, and challenges in daily life, but they don’t let that stop them from doing things that of normal
At each visit the pediatrician will take the measurements and plot them on a growth chart, if your baby is not meeting certain growth markers, then your doctor might order imaging studies. Imagining studies can either be a X-ray or a MRI. Ordering these images can give the doctor the ability to see abnormalities of the skull and skeleton, the ability to see delayed maturation of bones, growth hormones deficiency, and reveal abnormalities of the pituitary gland and hypothalamus, which both play a role in hormone function, and help in diagnosing which form of dwarfism. Genetic testing, hormone testing, and family history also play a role when diagnosing someone with dwarfism. Cara Reedy was born with achondroplastic dwarfism, in her own words she says “that little people are often treated as less then human. Everyday in the life of a dwarf is like being a main attraction on a circus. Just going to the grocery store I have fingers pointed, people staring and whispering at me. “ Many people with dwarfism live life just like any average height human. People with dwarfism have some limitations, and challenges in daily life, but they don’t let that stop them from doing things that of normal