A Review of Recreation/Leisure Skills Research with Moderately, Severely and Profoundly Mentally Handicapped Individuals

Abstract

The authors review data-based recreation/leisure skills research efforts conducted with moderately, severely and profoundly mentally handicapped individuals. Extant literature was divided into four subareas: (1) studies which attempted to determine antecedents that promote involvement with play materials; (2) studies which examined antecedent and consequent intervention strategies; (3) task analytic recreation/leisure skill training efforts; and (4) studies which examined recreation/leisure skill maintenance and/or generalization. Practitioner implications as well as future research needs are discussed.