The great myth about mental disability claims that the "mad" are inherently violent—and school shootings represent its fearsome consequence. Tragedies like Virginia Tech and NIU have created paranoia around any mental diversity in the classroom, turning difference into threat. Price overturns the idea that shooters are incomprehensible "monsters," offering a counter-narrative to society's refusal to understand different minds. She argues that "the refusal to understand school shooters trickles down as a justification to avoid the shy lab partner or the unfriendly colleague, to stay out of the way of anyone whose mind seems remotely different." This violence myth becomes the justification for excluding all neurodivergent people from academic spaces.