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mrsamsa  ·  3663 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Why Anti-Authoritarians are Diagnosed as Mentally Ill

    First of all, ASPD is the same thing as psychopathy,

Absolutely, that's why I brought up ASPD when you mentioned psychopathy. I wanted to use the formal terminology so that we can be clear about what we're talking about, as "psychopathy" has a number of connotations that might confuse the issue.

    and it's not something that's "developed" (let alone through another disorder). It's something you're born with. It's genetic and hereditary.

The cause of ASPD is still up in the air with multiple possible theories (genetics being one), but you're right that it's a lifelong condition. However, ASPD is only diagnosed as an adult condition and does not exist in children by way of definition. Children with antisocial symptoms are diagnosed with ODD or Conduct Disorder, and if the symptoms persist past the age of 18 (and they meet the other requirements for ASPD) then they get a diagnosis of ASPD - that's what I mean by it being a pathway for the development of ASPD.





shiranaihito  ·  3663 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Well, a psychopath child is a psychopath regardless of what label silly academics might want to slap on him.