"Good American Family" Shines a Light on This Rare, but Real Dwarfism
Hulu's "Good American Family" tells the tragic story of Natalia Grace, a Ukrainian girl born with dwarfism who was adopted by an American family when she was seven. Natalia specifically has spondyloepiphyseal dysplasia congenita, a bone development disorder that causes people to have a short torso, arms, and legs. But her story took a freaky turn when her adoptive parents, Michael and Kristine Barnett, accused her of being an adult who was pretending to be a child. The couple also alleged that Natalia tried to hurt them and their children, and claimed she attempted to poison Kristine's coffee. . . .