I think the idea is that non nuerotypical people are positioned to provide a unique perspective and can therefore provide insights that may be difficult or impossible to see through a sober, neurotypical ("squares") lense.

Furthermore, while colonized western fethish for rationality has provided many advantages in the form scientific advancements, it also tends bolsters patriarchal or authoritarian institutions such as capitalism by creating a sort of rational tunnel vision. For example, free markets might make sense if the economy were composed of rational actors, but it blatantly isn't. Instead of addressing this by creating a political economy that accounts for the broad range if human conciousness, we create things like modern economics to paper over the complexities of society and economy.

In similar vein, I work at a group home for people with intellectual disabilities called L'Arche and we are taught to try to be as open as possible to the perspective of people with with disabilities because of what they can teach those of us without disabilities about relationships, community, vunerability, the value of human life etc. so this is why I am Interested in the idea of how this philosophy could be expanded to create a society that is more inclusive and values diversity.

That's one of the talks she talks about how her perception of herself changed her understanding of her schizophrenia.

I believe in this one the presenter talks more specifically about spirituality and shamanism.

Anyway, I guess I'm just sharing. I recently lost a close friend to schizophrenia so maybe I'm working through that and trying to make sense of that.