Heard of Cleidocranial Dysplasia? Learn About It Here10/16/2016
If you love Netflix, binge-watching, Stephen King, or '80s cult hits, chances are good that you watched the Netflix show "Stranger Things" in the summer of 2016. Even if you didn't, you've probably seen pictures of some of the show's adorable child actors, including Gaten Matarazzo, who has curly hair, a broad smile, and a rare condition that affects the bones and teeth: cleidocranial dysplasia.
Although a younger Gaten had roles in productions of shows like Les Misérables, he wasn't a stranger to being turned away from acting roles because of the lisp his condition causes. But in "Stranger Things," the writers worked his dysplasia into the script and-rightfully-didn't shy away from letting an actor with a rare genetic disorder have the same opportunities as other actors.
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