Meet Adalia Rose Williams: the 6-year-old with premature aging condition [Pictures & Videos]

6-year-old Adalia Rose Williams suffers from a rare condition called progeria that is making her tiny body age several times faster than normal. The average lifespan for a sufferer is just 13 years.

The illness means she weighs just 14lbs - about the same as her baby brother Marcelo. She is bald and other children sometimes mistake her for a boy.

The youngster, from Round Rock, a city 20 miles north of Austin, Texas, needs help walking up a staircase and doesn't go to school because she needs constant care.

Adalia became an online sensation in May last year when her mother decided to set up a Facebook page dedicated to her daughter to keep family and friends in touch with her progress.

Adalia with her mum

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