Luis Bayardo is a winning author of the 2015 Living Now Evergreen Award for Personal Growth. Currently his book, "Autism: A Dad's Journey" has enjoyed a Top-10 ranking in Europe in the category of Autism. He is the father of four children, two girls and two autistic boys. He has been married for 27 years to Dana Nymeyer. Together they have endured the ups and downs that come with raising special needs children. Some of Luis' hobbies and interests are: participating in Special Olympic golf with both his boys, and officiating both baseball and basketball at the youth, high school, college, and professional levels. Luis makes friends wherever he goes and enjoys speaking to families beginning their own personal journeys with their special needs children.