October is National Dwarfism Awareness Month October has been declared National Dwarfism Awareness Month. Little People of America (LPA) is a national support organization for people with dwarfism and their families. LPA provides peer, parent, and medical support for the dwarfism community. The National Dwarfism Awareness Month program is dedicated to increasing public knowledge about people with dwarfism. • There are over 450 types of known short stature genetic conditions • People with dwarfism are generally not taller than 4' 10" at adult height. The typical height range is 2'8" to 4'5". • Eighty percent of people with dwarfism have average-height parents and siblings. • There are an estimated 65,000 people in the United States and over 1.5 million people in the world with some type of dwarfism. • In July 2009, the word "midget" was declared inappropriate and offensive. Preferable terms are having dwarfism, short stature, little person, lp, and the medical terminology use of dwarf. A person's name is always the most preferred.