I agree that neurodiversity is ultimately a good thing for humanity as a whole, long-term[1]. Just to expand on that with a quick example: one way of thinking

I agree that neurodiversity is ultimately a good thing for humanity as a whole, long-term[1]. Just to expand on that with a quick example: one way of thinking about people who join groups vs. loners is that, most of the time the "joiners" will do better, overall. However, if there is an event that kills off that group of joiners, then the loners are still around to keep going and recover from the loss. [1] I'm thinking of evolutionary-level time frames here. There are certainly problems on a shorter-term, individual level, which most of the comments address.