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Full text full text is available as a scanned copy of the original print version get a printable copy pdf file of the complete article 213k or click on a page image below to browse page by page. The economics of mental retardation robert i jaslow 1974 07 01 000000 to their own areas of interest david h wegman md division of occupational hygiene commonwealth of massachusetts the economics of mental retardation ronald w conley the johns hopkins university press baltimore 1972 377 pp 750. Economic costs associated with mental retardation cerebral palsy hearing loss and vision impairment united states 2003 please note an erratum has been published for this article to view the erratum please click here developmental disabilities dds are chronic conditions that initially manifest in persons aged 18 years and result in impairment of physical health mental health . Findings suggest that lifetime costs in excess of costs for individuals without dds are approximately 870000 per person for mental retardation and 800000 per person for cerebral palsy in 2000 dollars analogous cost estimates for hearing loss and vision impairment are approximately 330000 and 470000 respectively. Mental retardation v24 n1 p5 7 feb 1986 the author introduces the succeeding four articles on finance and economics of developmental disabilities he suggests that the articles point to the need to redefine current funding eligibility and service organization approaches