With his music he is more animated, smiles more, talks more, and one can even see a sense of humor emerging. Now he not only repeats a song accurately after hearing it only once, he improvises and, yes, even composes new songs with his own words and effects. His repertoire seems bottomless, his recall seams boundless. Professional musicians marvel at his innate knowledge of the rules of music. Leslie has never had a music lesson in his life.
Savant syndrome is rare.
There are probably less than 100 prodigious savants described in this last century. Leslie is one in a billion. Leslie's Miracle of Love Ministries, as Mary as named it, has as its goal the sharing of Leslie's gift as an inspiration to handicapped persons and their families, and as a spiritual renewal for all of us. It is a gift Mary has chosen to share, rather than exploit, and it is in this spirit that Leslie gives all of his concerts. There is some scientific inquiry about savant syndrome, and it poses some vital questions toward understanding ourselves more fully.