Ive come late into this thread but MY understanding of the subject is this.
A sociopath lacks the components to be an Aspie. The term people used to describe Sociopath is in my opinion a deference between two possible diagnosis. Diag 1) Antisocial Personality Disorder (even on an Axis II diag, it can still make you classically sociopathic in nature). APDs ignore the social structure (making them rather socially chaotic), and care little for the effect their actions have on others. They may possess a natural charisma, and be on par with social experiences. APDs lack a concept of remorse. Aspies may lack concepts of emotional reciprocity and empathy, but they may feel and do feel remorseful for their actions. This does not inherently make Aspies Sociopathic by definition.
A second possible Diag would be NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder). NPDs tend to be social. And tend to pay better attention to the established order of things, but will use that established order to further their own goals. either by manipulation of their own agenda, or by manipulating others to do the things for them. NPDs have an unrealistic view of themselves as it relates to others, and tend to put impossible goals on those around them to make themselves look better. Similar to APDs, they lack any remorse over their actions, or how it may or may not affect others. NPDs also harbour immense jealousy , where APDs do not , I think .
Its been suggested that the McDonald Triad is the thing that predicts a persons APD/NPD status. The McDonald triad is a series of behaviours that suggest a persons culability. Behaviour 1 - Enuresis (Past the age of five, and continuing through Adolescence). Bed Wetting. Bed Wetting has been suggested as leading to the first of the destructive behaviours to make for a Sociopathic like personality. Behaviour 2 - Fire Setting / FireBug. This is done as an attempt by the subject to exhibit live actual destructive behaviour as a release, because of some inherent trauma or related event. Behaviour 2 - Animal Cruelty. This behaviour provides the subject with a first real life victim. And if successful, and repeated, show a total lack of remorse for the feelings of other beings, outside of the subject.
If all three of these conditions are met, then with 2 additional criteria (called the Dark Triad), make for a serial criminal, be it homicide, or other related behaviours.
The Dark Triad suggests a person with a Machievellan personality, coupled with a Narcisstic or Antisocial personality disorder, when then joined with psychotic breaks, can make for a serial criminal capable of nearly any behaviour.
The root of the issue, I feel its highly unlikely that an Aspie could ever be considered sociopathic. More so, An autistic person would lack the cognitive understanding to be a sociopath either.
And This post seems a little to close to pointing a finger at Autism as the reason for the Connecticut event.
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An Old NetSec Engineer. Diag 11/29.
A1: AS 299.80 A2: SPD features 301.20
GAF: 50 - 60 range.
PMs are fine, but my answers are probably going to be weird.
31 Dec 2012, 3:20 pm
