A rare condition resulting in slowed-down aging and various cognitive defects has affected the stars of an upcoming TV special.Set to air on TLC on August 19, 40-Year-Old Child: A New Case will delve into the medical mystery behind the unknown syndrome, which affects just a handful of people in the world.The show will star, among others, eight-year-old Gabby Williams, from Billings, Montana, whose body resembles that of a toddler, and whose condition has left her blind and unable to speak. The real Benjamin Button? Set to air on TLC on August 19, 40-Year-Old Child: A New Case will delve into the medical mystery behind the unknown syndrome, which affects just a handful of people in the world Permanent toddler: The show will star, among others, eight-year-old Gabby Williams (pictured) from Billings, Montana, whose body resembles that of a toddler, and whose condition has left her blind and unable to speak Unsolved: Gabby's story was first broadcast on TLC two years ago, when her family embarked on a journey to uncover the cause of her disorder

Gabby's story was first broadcast on TLC two years ago, when her family embarked on a journey to uncover the cause of her disorder.Since then, two new cases of the disease, which is so rare that there is no official name for it, have been discovered. One of the other cases is a man from Florida with the body of a ten-year-old, despite being 29 years old.The other is a 31-year-old woman from Brazil who still has the appearance of a toddler.Sufferers from the disorder. which resembles the one suffered by Brad Pitt's character in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, age just one year for every four years other humans age. Side effects: While sufferers have normal chromosomes, they all have various cognitive deficiencies, like blindness, deafness, or the inability to walk or eat on their own Tune in: The one-hour special will air on TLC on Monday, August 19, at 10pm ET While sufferers have normal chromosomes, they all have various cognitive deficiencies, like Gabby's blindness, or the inability to walk or eat on their own.'She cries when she is hurting and

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