Yes, the initial purpose is to help people with disorders and this will do wonders for them. At the event, one of the engineers even said that people with paralysis could regain control of their body in the future if technology that can stimulate muscles can be developed which would then work in conjunction with the neural lace to give the user full control of their body back.

Elon is truly changing the world for the better and the future generations will remember him as one of the most important humans in history.