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I think the whole conversation is muddied because we tend to only identify neurodivergent people after they have been traumatized, not always but people tend to only seek help and diagnosis after they have had major troubles. Literally part of the DSM criteria for diagnosis is that the neurodivergence has to give the person issues when they try to function in society.
It's a catch-22 when you say the world is built for neurotypical people because neurodivergence is partially defined as someone for whom the world isn't built for.
Yeah there's a bit of a selection bias going there as you pointed out (not sure if that's the exactly accurate term).