Congregation of the Mother of Carmel Sr. Elite Mattappillil has completed more than five decades of serving people with intellectual disabilities. She joined her congregation as a candidate in 1969 and began her ministry in 1973 when she was 22 in Changanacherry. Currently, she manages a home for women with intellectual disabilities in Changanacherry. It was then that the Archdiocese of Changanacherry decided to open a special school for "mentally challenged children," at the request of their parents. Some parents train their children from an early age to brush their teeth and use the toilet properly.