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Potential Sociopathic behaviour of a 12 yr old
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<blockquote data-quote="TiredSoul" data-source="post: 622591" data-attributes="member: 3930"><p>I'm not sure I would jump to sociopath just yet. He sounds oppositional. Read up on ODD - oppositional defiant disorder. Even though many of us here think ODD is a garbage diagnosis - it at least describes the behavior well. The main idea here is that ODD is a placeholder for something else going on - but I am not so sure sociopath is it. Does he set fires, pee inappropriately, or anything like that?</p><p></p><p>You are right to be concerned about his behavior affecting your 3 y.o.'s and it is probably a good idea for him not to be around the younger one if you are not there. I would take him for an evaluation if you can.</p><p></p><p>Since you say this - </p><p></p><p></p><p>I feel he was likely born this way and it is not just from bad parenting. Does he and the 11 y.o. have the same bio parents? Was there any chaos in the first year before his sibling came along? If so, could possibly be an attachment disorder.</p><p></p><p>My son (almost 12) is similar and his diagnosis's are ADHD and ODD. He also has anxiety and possibly now depression. His behaviors are very oppositional and I wish I knew why he is that way. His younger brother is not. Could your step-son be anxious or depressed? ADHD? ODD?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TiredSoul, post: 622591, member: 3930"] I'm not sure I would jump to sociopath just yet. He sounds oppositional. Read up on ODD - oppositional defiant disorder. Even though many of us here think ODD is a garbage diagnosis - it at least describes the behavior well. The main idea here is that ODD is a placeholder for something else going on - but I am not so sure sociopath is it. Does he set fires, pee inappropriately, or anything like that? You are right to be concerned about his behavior affecting your 3 y.o.'s and it is probably a good idea for him not to be around the younger one if you are not there. I would take him for an evaluation if you can. Since you say this - I feel he was likely born this way and it is not just from bad parenting. Does he and the 11 y.o. have the same bio parents? Was there any chaos in the first year before his sibling came along? If so, could possibly be an attachment disorder. My son (almost 12) is similar and his diagnosis's are ADHD and ODD. He also has anxiety and possibly now depression. His behaviors are very oppositional and I wish I knew why he is that way. His younger brother is not. Could your step-son be anxious or depressed? ADHD? ODD? [/QUOTE]
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