Best therapy suited to teach daily life skill to a mentally challenged child:
Behavioral problems in mental retardation: The patients with mental retardation may have maladaptive behavior such as aggression, self injurious behaviors, hyperactivity, etc. These behaviors can usually be modified using behavioral therapy techniques like contingency managementQ, in which the desired behaviors are rewarded and undesired behaviors are punished.
CBT (Cognitive behavior therapy)
Contingency management
Cognitive reconstruction
Self instruction
Child Psychiatry