The real life seven dwarfs: Meet the Johnstons - the largest family of achondroplasia dwarfs in the world

To the outside world, they may look different from everyone else.


But for the Johnston family, the only difference between them and everyone else is that they are a little smaller.


Amber and Trent Johnson, from Barnesville, Georgia, and their five children are the largest family of achondroplasia dwarfs, with a type of dwarfism that affects the extremities. 

They call themselves 'the real life seven dwarfs' and embrace their size, and say they 'strive to raise their children in the world that's not built for them'.

Speaking to Barbara Walters for tonight's ABC's 20/20, the Johnstons explain why they go to extremes to try to keep things normal for their five children.         Full Read