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By Ed Yeates, Deseret News
First Published: Sunday, Feb. 27, 2011 10:01 p.m. MST
TOOELE — Despite the faulty wiring in his brain, Kodi Lee is a genius.
Even at age 11, when his story was first publicized, he blew people away with his music.
Now, despite deficits with autism, Kodi has advanced to Stansbury High School and soon may be on his way to a specialized college of music.
For this teenager from Tooele, there are no books, no teaching. All comes naturally from a part of his brain that dishes out reams of music.
Even in elementary school, he was ahead of his time.
Though autistic, hyperactive, legally blind, emotionally reactive and academically challenged, Kodi, as a musical savant, is now in high school. Sitting at a baby grand piano, he savors his ever increasing abilities with music. With colleagues on stage and with the help of student aides, he even dances now.
In rehearsing for school musical reviews, drama teacher Glen Carpenter said, “I gave him the music and a copy of the CD. He had the piano track down two days later.”
“I envy him a lot — to see that it comes naturally to him is really amazing,†said student Tim Swensen.
Carpenter agrees. “He’s not afraid to try anything. You watch the other side of his brain click in and you forget he has any kind of difficulty,†he said.
With Kodi, Carpenter says teachers have to think outside the box. “You have to approach his educational needs completely different than you would any other student.”
Makelle Baker, another student, said Kodi works hard. “He doesn’t let disabilities get in the way with something he loves.”
Anything musical, anything with rhythm — if you toss it Kodi’s way he’ll pick it up. For example, Kodi tap dances — something his parents thought they would never see. Though blind, he feels the movement in his feet.
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