minkydog
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Not even learning disabled - according to reports on her work done in grade school, she was doing just fine. She most likely had a chemical imbalance, brought on around puberty, and treated by medication and therapy today. Not so back then. Brain surgery was going to be the big medical bells-and-whistles cure-all at taht time. A horrible tragedy, but the silver lining of her suffering was that Mrs. Shriver co-created/founded the Special Olympics.
Wow. You learn something every day.