What if the "impossible" is only impossible because no one ever told you it wasn't?
In this talk from NeuroDiversion 2026, I share my own education journey and make the case that twice exceptional minds are falling through the cracks in a system built on a false either/or.
My core message is that everyone has hidden strengths, even the ones nobody's ever pointed out, and naming them out loud changes what people believe they're capable of. This talk is also the first keynote where I blend magic & mentalism with psychology. You will see my alter ego, "The Amazing Dr. Scott."
Let me know what you think in the comments!
I thoroughly enjoyed this presentation, it was entertaining with an extremely important message!
I have been following you for years, with your Psychology podcast, have taken your Transcendence Course and now read your newsletter. I think your focus on positive psychology, potential, shifting norms and being open to possibility is so valuable. Thank you for your contributions in education, public classes, your humor and entertaining us with magic!
First of all, (and I’ve thought of this many times)… how fortunate for all of us that you, from a very young age, traveled the path you did, including the struggle. Because what you have to say is very important to all of us. I don’t wish struggle on anyone, but it is hard to know what to wish someone, when all is said and done. And the other thing I can’t help but wonder is what is it about you, and what was it about you, throughout your journey that was able to compel you to break free. Was it things internal? Was it external? Because there are many people who would have been held fast within the label, but you were it seems to me always looking for your way out. To a world you could live in that didn’t cramp or ignore your own personal abilities. Anyway, it is very interesting, and VERY inspiring… your story. I love it!