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Adam Wasserman: From Brain Injury to Attorney - How Meta-Consciousness Conquered ADHD & Dyslexia

In this episode of the Trustcast Show, host Zane Myers sits down with Adam Wasserman, Managing Partner of Education Justice Law Group and co founder of ExamSoft, the bar exam software used in almost every state. Adam’s story is remarkable. After being told he would never ride a bicycle, play a musical instrument, or graduate high school due to brain injury, ADHD, and dyslexia, he spent childhood labeled lazy and not capable. Today, he is a special education attorney who personally attends IEP meetings, has represented over 1,000 families across 150 California school districts, and helped build technology that supports millions of students. What You’ll Learn • The moment at age 22 when Zig Ziglar’s voice changed everything • Growing up being told you are a Chevy Chevette instead of having potential • The school psychologist who destroyed his faith in public education • The silver haired former nun who said you will be my success story • What meta consciousness is and how it helped him break through ADHD and dyslexia • The metronome method 3.5 hours a day for 6 months that transformed his life • How music and consistent rhythm taught him to stop thinking and start listening • Developing ExamSoft after his typewriter broke during the bar exam • Taking the LSAT from bottom 10 to 15th percentile to top 15th percentile • The twin brother who became a doctor while others called Adam a failure • Why he personally attends IEP meetings instead of delegating • What an IEP is vs a 504 plan and why you should never accept a 504 as a consolation prize • How special education law creates federal obligations for school districts • Fee shifting statutes, when districts pay your attorney fees if you win • Running a social justice law firm with sliding scale fees • Compensatory education, getting funding for years of services the district did not provide • What happens when a child reads at 2nd grade level in 11th grade • Why Adam believes disabilities can become superpowers • Studying philosophy in Jerusalem and awakening his spiritual antenna • Viktor Frankl’s Man’s Search for Meaning and finding your why • Chris Voss and connecting with people who will not listen • Why Adam believes we all have a purpose bigger than consuming and acquiring The Big Idea • Winning in life is not about labels, it is about purpose • When you connect to why you are here, usually through service to others, everything changes • Adam’s disabilities became his superpower because they gave him empathy, drive, and insight to help families navigate a broken system Connect with Adam Wasserman Education Justice Law Group • Website: https://www.educationjusticelaw.com • Address: 26565 W Agoura Rd, Ste 200, Calabasas, CA 91302 Phone Numbers • San Fernando Valley, LA and Ventura Counties: (818) 570 8024 • East and West Side of Los Angeles: (323) 677 5587 • Northern California and Central Coast: (831) 240 4415 • Statewide Toll Free and San Diego County: (833) 340 9164 Online • LinkedIn: Adam Wasserman (educationjusticelawgroup) • Avvo Profile: Adam Wasserman, Clients’ Choice Award 2022 Chapters 00:00 Introduction 00:03 Zig Ziglar You Can Be Anything You Want to Be 01:34 Meta Consciousness The First Ray of Sunlight 02:59 Born to Win What Does That Mean for People Like Us 03:52 I’ve Become Unstoppable 05:00 Growing Up with Brain Injury Teachers Who Gave Up 06:22 The School Psychologist Who Called Him a Chevy Chevette 08:11 The Silver Haired Nun You Will Be My Success Story 08:52 The Alter Ego Voice Block It Out and Keep Going 09:38 What Is Meta Consciousness Can Anyone Harness It 11:23 The Metronome 3.5 Hours a Day for 6 Months 14:11 How Discipline Emerged from ADD 16:16 Creating ExamSoft The Software That Changed Everything 17:33 The Bar Exam Typewriter Breaking His Mission Born 18:28 Were Your Parents Around to See This Transformation 19:08 Labels That Still Sting I’m 16 Still Getting Over Middle School 20:08 Your Disability Helped You Understand How to Help Everyone 22:07 People Who Said Adam You’re Gonna Be Great 22:33 The Twin Brother Called Dr Wasserman Since Age 8 23:16 What Is an IEP Meeting And Why You Can Bring a Lawyer 26:12 IEP vs Gen Ed The Suburban with 95,000 Miles 28:00 The Financial Side How Families with No Money Get Help 29:16 Fee Shifting Statute Districts Pay If You Win 29:39 You Saved My Child’s Life What That Feels Like 31:32 School Districts and Limited Resources 33:41 Rapid Fire IEP vs 504 Plan Which Do Parents Confuse More 36:36 Why You Should Never Take a 504 as a Consolation Prize 38:17 Favorite Thing Learned Studying Philosophy in Jerusalem 40:33 Chris Voss Connecting with People Who Won’t Listen 41:30 Closing #SpecialEducation #ADHD #Dyslexia #LearningDisabilities #EducationLaw #IEP #TrustcastShow