Leah just sent this along. I know it’s an issue close to her heart. Maybe a NOSSA membership would make a good anniversary present?
Short People Debunk New Study on Height
Short Men and Women Say They Are Butt of Jokes and Ridiculed Well Beyond Childhood
But a new University of Michigan study published this week in the journal Pediatrics suggests short people are not victimized at any higher rate than their taller peers — at least not in the sixth grade, the period covered by the researchers.
Contradicting earlier studies, the study of 712 boys and girls of all heights found these children do just as well socially when it comes to “exclusion, social support, popularity, victimization, depressive symptoms, optimism or behavioral problems.”