Neurodivergent Strategies for Late-Diagnosed Adults: Find Your Divergent Path

Neurodivergent Perfectionism, Poetry, and the Need to Be Understood


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Perfectionism doesn’t always show up in spreadsheets and checklists. In this solo episode of Neurodivergent Solutions, Dr. Regina McMenomy Ph.D. explores how the drive to be perfectly understood shapes her writing, her identity, and her unmasking journey.

Drawing from her background as a poet and her late auDHD diagnosis, Regina shares how a deep love for words has always been both a gift and a trap. She breaks down how perfectionism in writing often comes from a need for clarity, safety, and self-expression and why that pursuit of “just the right word” can feel both empowering and exhausting.

Whether you obsess over every sentence in an email or edit your voice in real-time during conversations, this episode offers gentle insight into how language, perfectionism, and neurodivergence intertwine.

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About Dr. Regina McMenomy PhD,

Dr. Regina McMenomy, Ph.D., is a neurodivergent coach, educator, and founder of Divergent Paths Consulting. She helps late-diagnosed adults unmask, heal, and thrive without burning out. Author of the N.E.R.D. Notes Newsletter and host of the Divergent Paths podcast, Regina blends academic insight with nerdy joy to build belonging from the inside out. Catch her on Instagram @DrReginaPhD

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