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Ask me anything about raising a child later diagnosed with ASPD

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Sodayoda · 30/05/2026 21:11

I am not a frequent user of this site, but friend told me about some topics she had seen recently and I thought I'd open this up to share my experience on the matter should anyone be interested.
I raised a child who later got diagnosed with ASPD, which people generally refer to as psychopathy or sociopathy.
I'm not an expert on the subject matter or condition, but can only share my experience in our case, which might help someone or maybe just remove or confirm some stereotypes.

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Sodayoda · 03/06/2026 23:30

Jshkag · 03/06/2026 22:41

How did he come to be diagnosed? Does he accept the diagnosis?

It was a court ordered psychological assessment which made it official.
As far as I know he accepts that he is different from the norm but he is convinced that he is superior in any way. I don't think that this is necessarily true for the condition in general though.

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