Vaswani, Karishma D.. Teaching leisure skills to individuals with developmental disabilities using video prompting. Retrieved from https://doi.org/doi:10.7282/t3-3277-sp59
DescriptionLeisure skills are an important part of an individual’s life. Participating in leisure activities allow individuals to cope with overwhelming events that occur on a daily basis and provides a way for one to relax. However, for individuals with developmental disabilities, leisure skills tend to be overlooked. More often than not, non-functional academics are what end up being focused on, while other skills like leisure and vocational skills are not being given as much importance. The current study investigated the use of video prompting to teach three leisure skills to an adolescent with developmental disabilities. Each leisure skill was task analyzed and videos were developed for each step of the task. Using a multiple probe across leisure skills design, the intervention was implemented for the selected tasks. Results indicate that video prompting was an effective intervention for teaching leisure skills.