Necessity of preparing the retarded for a profitable use of leisure time and recreational activities

Mentally handicapped children receive academic education in special education classes or special schools where they are taught all they can absorb according to their individual capabilities. Those concerned with their education try to impart knowledge that will prepare the retarded to become useful citizens. If these less fortunate children are to be wholly educated, they must be taught to participate in the recreational activities offered them and to make proper use of their leisure time. Significantly enough, living with their leisure time seems to be the great challenge facing the retarded whether he happens to be a young child, an adolescent, or an adult. Since this challenge poses a problem deserving consideration and investigation it is the writer\u27s purpose to determine what recreational and leisure time opportunities are available for the enrichment of the lives of the mentally retarded