19-yr-old Indian girl who look like a 2-yr-old due to rare congenital disorder

A 19-year-old Indian girl, » Girija Srinivas, has been battling with a rare
congenital disorder which has caused her to be stuck in the body of a two-year-
old girl, reports Asian News.
The disorder called congenital agenesis of the bones, means that her body has
refused to develop with age and at 19 years, Srinivas stands at 2.5 feet tall and
weighs just over 25 pounds with much of the weight in her head, which weighs
her down to the point that she cannot sit up.
The report also adds that Srinivas has a very fragile body and struggles to
breathe while doctors have told her that if she turns her neck too quickly, she
could fracture a bone. Still, with help from her mother, Srinivas battles through
her condition in effort to reach her goals.
She has even launched a career as an artist and hopes to support her parents
one day.
"I don’t like anyone pitying me, I have shown everyone what my capabilities
are. My mother helps me with eating and other normal things.
But while I’m painting and drawing I need nobody’s help. I do it myself. I sell
five to six paintings per month, which makes me between 8,000 and 10i,000
rupees ($130-160).
I have to look after my parents and I need to have the financial capacity to do
that.
People say many things about me, laugh at me and call me mad. They even
wonder how my father is looking after me.
But my family members treat me as a normal person » and I have many
friends of my age. They never tease me that I am a toddler. I am not sad for
being too small and unable to walk or move like a normal person."
The family is unable to afford proper medical care for their daughter, who would
benefit from oxygen cylinders or continuous airway pressure therapy, according
to doctors.