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So, how do you know if you're dealing with a sociopath?
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<blockquote data-quote="buddy" data-source="post: 531660" data-attributes="member: 12886"><p>I have not read the responses yet. I dont know the diagnostic criteria of sociopaths but if it is based on the issues in your post, then I suspect many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental diagnosis that have cross over issues would have to be diagnosed as being sociopaths too. In a disorder where a common symptom for many is not being able to take another person's perspective, wouldn't they naturally end up looking like a sociopath in some ways? </p><p></p><p>But I view a sociopath (again I have no real clue what this is in terms of diagnosis) as someone who has evil motives. I guess that is my movie/tv view of it. Like for example, my son does not do these things in a manipulative way...fooling the outside world into thinking he is a great guy then acting differently while committing crimes or doing evil things. That is how I view a sociopath but again, that is just my general population view...totally uneducated in this diagnosis.</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>PS...did I see that in the new DSM conduct disorder was not allowed to be given until 18..or is that intermittent explosive disorder?? I just thought it was interesting. Whenever I go to an ER or some mental health person adds a diagnosis like that to Q (he never had conduct disorder but someone did say intermittent explosive disorder) I read up on it, and it says things like.........can't otherwise be accounted for by a brain injury or neurological disorder...etc.......... things like that. Wonder why they do that??? Why not take the time to really learn about the primary diagnosis and help work on that?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="buddy, post: 531660, member: 12886"] I have not read the responses yet. I dont know the diagnostic criteria of sociopaths but if it is based on the issues in your post, then I suspect many people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and other developmental diagnosis that have cross over issues would have to be diagnosed as being sociopaths too. In a disorder where a common symptom for many is not being able to take another person's perspective, wouldn't they naturally end up looking like a sociopath in some ways? But I view a sociopath (again I have no real clue what this is in terms of diagnosis) as someone who has evil motives. I guess that is my movie/tv view of it. Like for example, my son does not do these things in a manipulative way...fooling the outside world into thinking he is a great guy then acting differently while committing crimes or doing evil things. That is how I view a sociopath but again, that is just my general population view...totally uneducated in this diagnosis. PS...did I see that in the new DSM conduct disorder was not allowed to be given until 18..or is that intermittent explosive disorder?? I just thought it was interesting. Whenever I go to an ER or some mental health person adds a diagnosis like that to Q (he never had conduct disorder but someone did say intermittent explosive disorder) I read up on it, and it says things like.........can't otherwise be accounted for by a brain injury or neurological disorder...etc.......... things like that. Wonder why they do that??? Why not take the time to really learn about the primary diagnosis and help work on that? [/QUOTE]
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