In this episode of Unlabelled and Limitless, Lois explores the growing belief that “the world wasn’t built for neurodivergent people” and gently challenges what that statement really means.

Drawing on lived experience, cultural shifts, and the rise of neurodivergent content online, she reflects on how visibility has increased while understanding often lags. From simplified social media narratives to overstimulating systems of work, education, and productivity, this episode asks whether the problem is truly neurodivergence or whether the systems we’ve built are failing far more people than we want to admit.

Lois looks at how institutions designed for standardization, obedience, and speed are colliding with a world that has become technologically immersive, emotionally demanding, and cognitively exhausting. As more people, neurodivergent and neurotypical alike, struggle to keep up, the conversation shifts away from labels and toward shared responsibility.

This episode isn’t about removing chaos or blaming individuals. It’s about recognizing that many of today’s struggles are manmade, systemic, and changeable. And it’s about learning how to move within a world that isn’t slowing down, without losing ourselves in the process.

Key themes include:

✨ Neurodivergence, visibility, and oversimplification ✨ Social media, attention economics, and distorted understanding ✨ Systems of work, education, and institutional pressure ✨ Labels, limitation narratives, and identity ✨ Burnout, overwhelm, and collective strain ✨ Personal responsibility versus systemic compassion ✨ Learning to adapt without self-erasure