Katie Edna Steed has been the Disability Specialist Manager for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints since 2018. Prior to coming to The Church, she spent fifteen years as an Associate Clinical Professor at Brigham Young University in the department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education. Her area of expertise is in children with severe disabilities, including Autism. Before teaching at Brigham Young University, Katie taught in public schools as a general educator for one year and as a special educator for three years.  

Her thesis is entitled: Instructing teachers of children with disabilities within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  She is passionate about this topic and has presented at several churches over the past 20+ years on how to best support their members with disabilities. She has a website dedicated to providing resources on this topic at: katieednasteed.com 

Katie’s book, Promises I make When I am Baptized at Eight, combines her love of motherhood, teaching, and the gospel into an activity book to help children of all abilities better prepare for their baptismal covenants.  

Katie also serves with her husband as a Technical Specialist for Latter-day Saint Charities, where she provides training throughout the world to help educators, medical personnel and parents on how to support individuals with special needs. 

Katie’s favorite titles are that of wife and mother to three wonderful children, one of which has autism. She loves to support individuals of all abilities achieve their goals and become what they desire to be.