Darren's mother is from Cebu in the Philippines, and has Filipino, Chinese, and Spanish ancestry. Darren's father is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and has English, and some German and Northern Irish, ancestry.
Description. While dwarfism is sometimes used to describe achondroplasia, a condition characterized by short stature and disproportionately short arms and legs, it is also used more broadly to refer to a variety of conditions resulting in unusually short stature in both children and adults.
Narrowing of the spinal canal. Achondroplasia is one of the most common causes of short stature today. People with Achondroplasia have an average body size but disproportionate (shorter) limbs. The average height of a male is 4'4 and a female is 4'1.This is due to the long bones growing more slowly as opposed to the rest of the body, both in the womb and throughout childhood.Young children with Achondroplasia may have hearing, speech or breathing problems, but all of these are treatable.he average height of a male is 4'4 and a female is 4'1. This is due to the long bones growing more slowly as opposed to the rest of the body, both in the womb and throughout childhood. Young children with Achondroplasia may have hearing, speech or breathing problems, but all of these are treatable.