Developing a Leisure Skill Repertoire in Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Persons

Abstract

The present paper describes the development of a repertoire of leisure time skills in severely and profoundly handicapped adolescents and adults. Specific instructional direction and appropriate task analyses were provided in data-based programs involving the training of three exercises and four table games. The results of each program were evaluated in a multiple baseline design. Results were discussed in terms of the importance of helping the severely and profoundly handicapped develop a repertoire of leisure time skills. The ability to use leisure time is viewed as a potentially critical component in the move toward community reintegration.