Our Special Kids creator Debbie Feit is a freelance writer, author, and mother of two special kids. Her son Max was diagnosed at two-and-a-half with apraxia, a neurological speech disorder that affects one’s ability to speak, as well as sensory integration disorder. At five he was diagnosed with ADHD – accompanied by anxiety, compulsive behaviors and depending on the day, tics. Her daughter Ari was also diagnosed with apraxia at age two, and also experiences some attentional issues and language processing problems.

Debbie is a former advertising copywriter turned magazine editor turned freelance journalist whose world was turned upside down when her son was first diagnosed with apraxia. He became one of the 3 to 6 million children in the U.S. with a speech or language disorder and she joined the 9.4 million parents raising children with special needs.

In addition to running Our Special Kids, Debbie continues to advocate for the special needs community through her writing. She is author of The Parent’s Guide to Speech and Language Problems, published by McGraw-Hill in August 2007. The book is co-authored by Dr. Heidi M. Feldman, a leading expert in child language development and an endowed professor of developmental-behavioral pediatrics at Stanford University School of Medicine.

Debbie has written about child development and special needs topics for many national publications including Parents, American Baby, Child, Good Housekeeping and Delta Sky.

	Parents February 2005 Learning to Talk It's amazing, really: In the span of a few short years, a child goes from communicating only by crying to talking in complete, complex sentences. A stage-by-stage look at how language develops.
	Living Without Summer 2007 A Wedding Without Gluten, Sugar or Alcohol? No Problem! A behind-the-scenes look at a marriage that celebrates good health
	Delta Sky April 2004 The Healing Environment Is what Suite Dreams are made of
	American Baby November 2000 The Boy of My Dreams All my life I've wanted a daughter. Could I love a son as much?
	Good Housekeeping December 2004 Heroes for Health: Mary Buschell A new view for kids in wheelchairs
	Mode October 1998 Chasing the Chocolate Dragon An outrageous idea: What would you do if the cocoa bean became contraband?
	Bride's June/July 2001 When Size Matters What to know when shopping for a plus-size dress
	Pet Life Special Issue 1998 She's No Moose Eddie, Wishbone, Milo - and Marnie? True confessions from the owner of a sweet but slow-learning Jack Russell terrier