Long after young Rose Kennedy was made into a vegetable by her sick father (truly the retarded one) who got a Merovingian Doctor named Freeman to almost kill her (WHY? Was he abusing her sexually?) the world community gave another doctor a Nobel Prize for inventing lobotomies (They are still done today - and I had a friend who had it done to him about 25 years ago without even being told about it.).
Eunice Kennedy Shriver founded the Special Olympics for retarded people partially because of young Rose according to most accounts but the truth is she was not retarded. Not by any definition of the word that has any medical validity. This is a partial statement or SPIN from the Kennedy family.
"From her earliest years, her mental retardation was a continuing inspiration to each of us, and a powerful source of our family's commitment to do all we can to help all persons with disabilities live full and productive lives. Millions of people of all ages have greater hope today because of Rosemary."
The Founding of the Special Olympics: 
