We never know the number of undiagnosed, many may be just capable of pretending but suffering.
Neurodivergent doesn't mean a failure at communication. That is a very reductive view of such a broad statement. Adding to that the concept of Neurodivergent covers a massive range of things. Someone who is ADHD faces different problems than someone with depression. So nearly everyone may be neurodivergent in some form but the average of communication falls within range of how we do now.
That's not what he's saying. He's referring to neurotypicality as just being the standard that won a standards war, as in a format war like VHS vs Betamax or HD-DVD vs Blu-ray.
Yes, that’s reflected in the comment you referred to.
edit: I mean responded to
Yeah honestly I don't really understand what OP is trying to say.
typical NT
A lot of neurodivergent traits seem to be sliders rather than buttons, where it's only neurodivergent if the slider isn't in the middle. I sometimes wonder how many people actually have all their sliders in the middle.
That is pretty much the conclusion of Foucaults Madness and Civilization.
