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<blockquote data-quote="DaisyFace" data-source="post: 313967" data-attributes="member: 6546"><p>I do live in the States...</p><p> </p><p>after a little more online research (and yes, I'm finding this information on sites like Wikipedia and WebMD) it seems like it must be a matter of changing terms....it</p><p>used to be Conduct Disorder was reserved for older kids, but now is a diagnosis for teens and pre-teens</p><p> </p><p>and "Anti-Social Personality Disorder"--now diagnosed in adults instead of Conduct Disorder--is the new term for "Sociopath".</p><p> </p><p>I think I know why I'm getting the runaround for more testing....</p><p> </p><p>I've been thinking (hoping??) all this time that my daughter's social difficulties, and the angry outbursts, and the trouble in school, and the lying, cheating and stealing are all attributed to some form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)...</p><p> </p><p>So as we meet each new doctor and the doctor screens difficult child...</p><p> </p><p>After meeting with her the docs dismiss my request for further testing. They use terms to desribe her like "Deliberate", "Controlled", "Lacks Empathy", "Cunning", "Manipulative" and "Abusive"....and they have each said there's absolutely no evidence of underlying issues.</p><p> </p><p>Is it possible that they feel that difficult child is developing into a Sociopath?</p><p> </p><p>That's what I'm beginning to think at this point.</p><p> </p><p>Some serious mental illnesses run in the family....</p><p> </p><p>I know we can't and don't diagnose here....I'm really just "Thinking out loud"...</p><p> </p><p>comments and opinions welcome</p><p> </p><p>maybe we can "think out loud" together?</p><p> </p><p>--DaisyFace</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DaisyFace, post: 313967, member: 6546"] I do live in the States... after a little more online research (and yes, I'm finding this information on sites like Wikipedia and WebMD) it seems like it must be a matter of changing terms....it used to be Conduct Disorder was reserved for older kids, but now is a diagnosis for teens and pre-teens and "Anti-Social Personality Disorder"--now diagnosed in adults instead of Conduct Disorder--is the new term for "Sociopath". I think I know why I'm getting the runaround for more testing.... I've been thinking (hoping??) all this time that my daughter's social difficulties, and the angry outbursts, and the trouble in school, and the lying, cheating and stealing are all attributed to some form of Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD)... So as we meet each new doctor and the doctor screens difficult child... After meeting with her the docs dismiss my request for further testing. They use terms to desribe her like "Deliberate", "Controlled", "Lacks Empathy", "Cunning", "Manipulative" and "Abusive"....and they have each said there's absolutely no evidence of underlying issues. Is it possible that they feel that difficult child is developing into a Sociopath? That's what I'm beginning to think at this point. Some serious mental illnesses run in the family.... I know we can't and don't diagnose here....I'm really just "Thinking out loud"... comments and opinions welcome maybe we can "think out loud" together? --DaisyFace [/QUOTE]
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