Fr. Felix started his special work for the intellectually challenged by establishing Asha Bhavan, the first special school at Changanassery, in Kottayam District
He started All Kerala Association for the Mentally Retarded (AKAMR) in 1980.
Established ‘Ashakendram’, special school for the intellectually challenged, at Kochi in 1980
Established Central Institute on Mental Retardation (CIMR), as the executive wing of AKAMR in 1980
Established Teachers Training Centre at Thiruvananthapuram in 1980
Established Developmental Centre for the Mentally Retarded (DCMR), Special School, at Thiruvananthapuram in 1983.
Established Jeevan Prakash Child Centre (JPCC) at Thiruvananthapuram in 1991.
10 children and staff from CIMR participated in Para-Olympics in Spain in 1992.
Children of CIMR performed 'Ramayanam ballet' in the World Conference on Scientific Study on mental deficiency at Taj Palace, Delhi and thereafter at different places all over India in 1994.
Established Agricultural and Horticultural Rehabilitation farm at Kuttichal in 1996.
Reached out to more than 40,000 families with the intellectually challenged in 23 states of India for community based rehabilitation. All these families were given training, a book titled 'Home a School' in the regional languages and a guide for parents named 'Models and instructions to the Parents and family for Learning and Instruction'. A complete set of teaching materials based on shapes developed by CIMR was also supplied to each family in 1999.
85 children participated in the Republic Day parade in Delhi and won second price for best performance in 1999
Participated in UMANG (a cultural exchange program) in Rajasthan in the year 1999.
CIMR started the first Rural Olympics for the intellectually challenged people and their mothers in the year 2000.
Established 'Freedom Centre', the performing arts center for and by the intellectually challenged people at Kovalam, inaugurated by Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam in 2000.
Children of CIMR conducted 'kalasandhya', a cultural event for the public at Ernakulam and Trivandrum in 2002.
CIMR received certificate for "Excellence in Achievement" by Rehabilitation Council of India in 2002.
The children of CIMR participated in National Youth Festival in four stages and performed at par with the children from formal schools in 2003.
Developed the Three Cs concept (Comprehension, Competence, Creativity). This educational concept developed by Fr. Felix helps the maximum development of the intellectually challenged children by building up in him optimum physical ability, mental ability and natural skills through the stimulation of functional growth.
55 batches of teachers were trained here and are working all over India and abroad.
CIMR introduced horseback riding as a therapeutic method through the benevolent gift of two army horses by former president of India Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam.
CIMR conducted training for the anganwadi workers of Trivandrum district, in 32 batches, training them in early integration of the children with disabilities.
