This course discusses the meaning, objectives, principles, scope of self-development for mentally retarded children (ATG), the relationship between self-development and independence and the real context of daily life for mentally retarded children, procedures and signs for implementing self-development for mentally retarded children, competencies and materials self-development for mentally retarded children (self-care, self-care, self-help, communication, socialization, life skills, using free time), strategies/methods and media (digital and non-digital) in ATG self-development learning, task analysis, modeling, assertiveness, applied behavior analysis (tasks/instructions, prompts, rewards), shaping, chaining, learning plans and programs related to ATG self-development, evaluation and analysis of the implementation of ATG learning plans and self-development programs