Darkmysticdream wrote:
Sociopaths tend to prey upon the vulnerable. Because AS folks tend to have less social skills and don't possess the natural social intuition that allows them to see many "red flags" of unhealthy social interaction, they tend to be easy pickings for sociopaths. Also sociopaths tend to pick prey based off of posture and stance, just like predators in the wild picking off the sick or weak. AS folks tend to have awkward gaits, tend to not make eye contact, and rarely, if ever swagger.
The lack of ego/machismo leads to a noted difference in the physical stance of a person. A sociopath notes a person who is vulnerable through those differences. I have studied this quite extensively and it has been shown that sociopaths can read through posture and body language if a person is an easy target and even if the person has been abused before. I know this to be true as I can identify sociopaths very quickly as well after having encountered more than a few in my life and each of them have been able to tell that I was previously abused.
I do not think that it is specifically AS folks that sociopaths look for (although I'm sure someone has had a hard-on for seeking out AS folks in that capacity) but the general behavior and postures presented by AS folks is similar to submissive personalities, abuse victims, people with depression or personality disorders, and other vulnerable people that make easy prey. Usually the most effective sociopath will get an in-road to the person with compassion first, sharing their own stories of abuse, hardship, of being misunderstood, and will then begin to twist the individual to their desires. Since many AS folks are desperate for companionship, this is a very easy way to take advantage of us.
Yup.
Where are you now, my lovely? <sigh>