What if NTs were the minority?

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I think that the world would not be run by corporations but by universities.

A world ran by universities?.... KILL IT WITH FIRE.

You're right and you're wrong. A support group is not representative of the autistic demographic in its entirety. Fist of all, not everyone would approach an autistic support group in the first place, which is due to a variety of factors, some tied to personal disposition, need/demand for a support group, socio-cultural factors, the distance of such a support group from one's home, etc. etc.
Second of all, a support group fulfills a specific function. OF COURSE it's going to be more welcoming and understanding toward its attendants, by its very nature (at least in theory). A community of several thousands up to a few million would be a lot more difficult to oversee, and would have a lot less internal congruence. You're not going to solve all the potential problems contained within such a community (economical. political, social, environmental, etc.) by slapping an interest-indicating badge on your jacket.

I've been to a monthly social circle for autistics many times. It was not necessarily a socially more comfortable experience for me personally. Every meeting, the group woud typically rather quickly crumble into smaller groups as the evening progressed. Many folks who came in to look for the first time, did not return a second time. There were sympathies and antipathies. There were biases and prejudices. There was behind-the-back gossip. It happens.