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I'm Not a Child, I'm 20

Episode 1 of 6

Michelle is twenty years old, but is regularly mistaken for a child. She suffers from an extremely rare genetic disorder which affects just one in five million people.

Michelle Kish is 20 years old, but is regularly mistaken for a child. The reason? She suffers from an extremely rare genetic disorder called Hallermann-Streiff Syndrome which affects just one in five million people.

Michelle鈥檚 symptoms include a cranial-facial disorder, cataracts, and dwarfism. She talks about her frustrations, as well as her career plans and what character traits she鈥檇 like in a boyfriend.

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