Daniel Stefanski is 14 years old and a middle school student. He has a passion for writing and drawing and likes to declare proudly “I'm autistic and artistic.” A talented golfer, Daniel has participated in the Special Olympics and other competitive golf events. At age four, he was adopted from an orphanage in Bulgaria and flew 18 hours with his new mom to his new home in Valparaiso, Indiana. An animal lover and shelter volunteer, Daniel is surrounded by the love of his mom, dad, stepfather, brother, and five dogs.

Daniel at the 2011 Fraser Walk for Autism at the Mall of America: