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<blockquote data-quote="susiestar" data-source="post: 518777" data-attributes="member: 1233"><p>There is a lot about sociopaths that you would not want in your child or any person. I had a classmate in a psychiatric class who said her dad was a diagnosis'd sociopath. He was a top lawyer and got there by literally destroying anyone in his way. I thought she was exaggerating, esp when she told me toher things that he did to her or required her to do for basic things as a kid, things like food and clothes. Sick things. He did not CARE that it bothered her - he thought it was funny. Then he came to her place while we were studying. She wasn't lying and he was about the scariest guy I have ever met. He talked openly about ruining people's marriages by blackmailing one or the other partner to sleep with him, secretly videotaping it and then showing it to the other spouse. Gender meant nothing to him, so sometimes it was guys he blackmailed, not just women. He thought this was hilarious and was proud of himself for finding ways to "amuse" himself. Because this was simply a way to not be bored. He had a walled full of sick photos of people including his daughter and he wanted to show them to me. I left at that point.</p><p></p><p>He does have a point though. At age 4 your child has plenty of time to get help. kids that age are SUPPOSED to act like sociopaths in some ways. They are still figuring out the difference between real and imaginary, between themselves and you, etc.... Many facets of his personality are not yet formed, and there is time to dot he things that will help.</p><p></p><p>I would mostly monitor tihngs and get the therapy and treatment that seems appropriate and NOT borrow trouble. If he shows any red flags that MWM mentioned other than bathroom problems unless those are MAJOR, then I would ask his therapists how to handle thigns. Animal cruelty is actually the best predictor of a violent adult - but it includes violence on all levels, not just the extremes of a sociopath. If you see that, it should be aggressively treated and you may have to push for that.</p><p></p><p>The tdocs are not telling you anything because it is WAY too soon to get upset over this. He is still developing crucial parts of his brain and personality that will need to be more developed before a therapist should worry you with predictions of sociopathy. Of course MWM's adopted child was very different, but most kids actually don't develop into sociopaths.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="susiestar, post: 518777, member: 1233"] There is a lot about sociopaths that you would not want in your child or any person. I had a classmate in a psychiatric class who said her dad was a diagnosis'd sociopath. He was a top lawyer and got there by literally destroying anyone in his way. I thought she was exaggerating, esp when she told me toher things that he did to her or required her to do for basic things as a kid, things like food and clothes. Sick things. He did not CARE that it bothered her - he thought it was funny. Then he came to her place while we were studying. She wasn't lying and he was about the scariest guy I have ever met. He talked openly about ruining people's marriages by blackmailing one or the other partner to sleep with him, secretly videotaping it and then showing it to the other spouse. Gender meant nothing to him, so sometimes it was guys he blackmailed, not just women. He thought this was hilarious and was proud of himself for finding ways to "amuse" himself. Because this was simply a way to not be bored. He had a walled full of sick photos of people including his daughter and he wanted to show them to me. I left at that point. He does have a point though. At age 4 your child has plenty of time to get help. kids that age are SUPPOSED to act like sociopaths in some ways. They are still figuring out the difference between real and imaginary, between themselves and you, etc.... Many facets of his personality are not yet formed, and there is time to dot he things that will help. I would mostly monitor tihngs and get the therapy and treatment that seems appropriate and NOT borrow trouble. If he shows any red flags that MWM mentioned other than bathroom problems unless those are MAJOR, then I would ask his therapists how to handle thigns. Animal cruelty is actually the best predictor of a violent adult - but it includes violence on all levels, not just the extremes of a sociopath. If you see that, it should be aggressively treated and you may have to push for that. The tdocs are not telling you anything because it is WAY too soon to get upset over this. He is still developing crucial parts of his brain and personality that will need to be more developed before a therapist should worry you with predictions of sociopathy. Of course MWM's adopted child was very different, but most kids actually don't develop into sociopaths. [/QUOTE]
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