Since I found out I have autism I was reading a lot on how autisms develop and have very mixed feelings about how both sides approach this.
Currently the main accepted theory of human origin is that Homo sapiens left Africa and replaced other ancient human species. This is very at odds with evidence of Neanderthal and Denisovan ancient human DNA being present in modern humans and being highly correlated with autoimmune diseases as well as neurodevelopmental „disorders” or neurodivergence. There are environmental factors too but one doesn’t really exist without another. Like premature birth and asphyxiation are still correlated back to genetics of Marfan, EDS and other connective tissue disorders.
Neanderthal DNA is more common in European/Asian populations while Denisovian DNA is more common in Philippines and Australian aboriginals. We know that aboriginal belief system is entirely alien compared to other human cultures and must have diverged a very long time ago too.
Pretending all humans are the same seems to be done out of concern for the consequences it might lead to rather than out of concern for truth. I kinda get it, Nazis started with us and then followed with killing every population correlated to neurodivergence (LGBT, Jews, Slavic people, Roma) so it’s pretty scary.
I don’t think hiding is the answer though and what’s happening should be challenged head-on. We’re different but we can coexist.