TY - SER AU - Smith, J. David AU - Smallwood, Gretchen TI - From whence came mental retardation : : asking while saying goodbye T2 - Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities PY - 2007/// KW - INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY KW - TERMINOLOGY KW - LANGUAGE OF DISABILITY KW - LABELS KW - STIGMA KW - HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVES N2 - Discusses the use of the term 'mental retardation' and the importance of changing not only words but concepts. Reviews events in the field during the last century seeking to find the genesis of the term ER -