Ethan And Billy Joel Go Viral
Ethan is a 6-year-old kindergartner in the Westport Public Schools. He’s on the autism spectrum, as a very high functioning child. He’s also a very talented musician. After hearing a song 2 or 3 times...
View ArticleAutism Speaks — And Ethan Rocks
Two years ago, “06880” profiled Ethan Walmark. The 6-year-old — on the autism spectrum, as a very high-functioning child — played and sang “Piano Man” in a YouTube video. It went viral (over 1.5...
View ArticleMinuteman Speaks Up For Autism Awareness
The Minuteman has been many things during his 100-plus years in town: Santa Claus. Easter bunny. Anti-war protester. Today, however, may be the 1st time he’s an advocate for autism awareness. Our town...
View ArticleWater, Water Everywhere…
In the 1st World, we don’t think much about water. (Unless — as happened recently in Flint and at Staples High School — it turns discolored.) But Ben Goldstein does. Since age 9, Ben — now a Staples...
View ArticleEthan Walmark Nails The National Anthem — And Life
Singing “The Star-Spangled Banner” is tough under any circumstances. It’s even harder in front of a crowd of 25,000. In a stadium, with background noise, delay from the sound system, and god knows what...
View ArticleEthan Walmark Rocks The Kennedy Center
When you are 6 years old, a YouTube video of you playing “Piano Man” goes viral. You perform live on the “Today Show.” You’re one of only 14 people worldwide — and the youngest — to receive a “Genius...
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