Children - Achondroplasia What is achondroplasia? Achondroplasia is a type of rare genetic bone disorder. Achondroplasia is the most common type of these disorders. It causes the strong, flexible tissue called cartilage to not be made into bone as normal. This causes a series of signs, such as short arms and legs and a large head. This condition used to be called dwarfism.
TASCâ¢ is produced by CTB/McGrawâ Hill for national use. Starting in January 2014, individuals in New York State who are seeking a High School Equivalency Diploma will no longer take the GEDÂ®, but will instead take the TASCâ¢.
Once a state flips the switch for the 2014 GED exam, if a student has taken any GED subtest by paper and pencil but subsequently takes other subtests by computer, he or she will have to retake the entire GED text again.