Author and Speaker now. He is widely known for his book, Who Am I, and the details of his horrific child abuse when he was a young boy. He spends much of his time doing lectures and coaching on PTSD and the long tern effects. Gaines is now a coach about the concepts of resilience. 2001, His mother killed his stepfather, and he writes the details in his book based on his life ?Who Am I? the Chad Gaines story. In 2004, Chad Gaines was honored as one of the Ten Most Outstanding Young Americans (TOYA) in the country. In 2008, Gaines was honored with the Daily Points of Light by President of the United States, George Bush.