[2] As a result of his condition, Bayles has had major surgeries and his health complications include early onset arthritis and requiring a machine to provide oxygen while he sleeps.
[10] In June 2020, when he was nine years old, Bayles made headlines after his mother posted a video of him online, showing him extremely upset and saying that he wanted to die, due to bullying at Carina State School related to his dwarfism.
[11][3][12] A video message by Bayles was played at the disability royal commission in October 2020 and his mother called for a new law to combat bullying in schools.
[4] As of 2023, the boy had got the "most expensive royal independent investigation" into the harsh reality of people with a disability in order to change the public perception of them.
[13] It led to "32 public hearings, 1,785 private sessions, almost 8,000 submissions, 28 research reports and about $600 million dollars" from the Disability Royal Commission.