what is the pc term for people

[2shoes]

who are "short"

"vertically challenged"

"of diminutive stature"

that is what I said,
but what is the technical term?

"children"

hth

Below average height?

people
I posted in sn so I am not talking short

Do you mean someone with dwarfism?

not 100% sure, but think the PC term would be people of short stature, I guess that the technical term would depend on whether a particular condition, such as achondroplasia, led to the short stature.

I think the proper term now is "little person". IMO "little person" sounds rather strange when used to refer to a baby or child though...

the pc term according to this article here is "person of restricted growth" apparently although that seems a bit of a mouthful?

A colleague of mine who had boys with dwarfism insisted they were "little people" rather than dwarfs, so I guess that's the accepted term.

There is someone on another forum who has a DC with this and she describes it as 'short stature'...

I have ds2 who has a form of dwarfism (Hypochondroplasia), we tend to use the term "restricted growth" or "short stature". My DH is happy with these terms too as he has the same condition.

The term "Little People" always seems a bit of an insult to be honest.

My sister in law refers to herself as a 'little person'. She doesn't have dwarfism though, rare and more complicated reason for her.

But it's more like an affectionate, private name we use in the family, not really sure what term I would use in polite company.

thanks for the replies, we were watching something on tv when I posted and got tied up in knots as you do,
I knew we don't say the d word or the m word, but didn't know the correct term