Schizoid Personality Disorder

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I heard that Schizoid Personality Disorder is caused by an uncaring, neglectful parent. But I also think that this "cause" is a bunch of bull because that's the exact same "cause" they used to explain autistic people's "lack of empathy" and "rigid when touched" symptoms not too long ago.

What do you think?

There are a lot of different reasons to develop a PD.

I think a lot of times it's environment AND genes.

And for everyone it's a bit different.
So you can't just find one reason for all.

If it has environmental reasons you have to treat them, if not you don't.

If you were a schizoid, you probably couldn't be bothered making an account and posting about it. They don't care.

I think a Schizoid parent would likely appear to be uncaring & neglectful so that "cause" might could be rite in some cases except genetic makeup would be involved instead of just the childhood environment that was implied. I fit the stereotypical criteria of Schizoid for a while when I was suffering from a sever psychotic depression that was brought on by my AS & other factors; AS was ruled out when i was tested in favor of Schizoid & most everyone else I saw believed I had Schizoid instead of AS. My dad could probably seem uncaring & neglectful; he has some Aspergers traits & is kind of in his own world but I doubt he's an Aspie because he likes socializing & doesn't have any of the Aspie social issues. I think I did inherit some traits & issues from him because of genetics but I also think my everionmental factors played a large part in me appearing to be Schizoid

That's rather stereotypical of you.

Yes it is. I read this SO OFTEN about ASD too!

Yeah, I have emotions, I feel anger, and happiness, I even laugh at a funny joke, but I don't show my emotions well. And I do care about things, and have interests, just... not a lot of them. I prefer to stay inside my head all day, and research and stuff. Unemotional, narcissistic and apathetic I may appear, but I do have feelings and care about things.

People need to stop generalizing. -__-

No, it's a defining characteristic of Schizoid Personality Disorder. Most people who believe they're schizoid really aren't, they just like the idea of being Schizoid. But if you have those feelings, you're probably an Avoidant putting on a thick skin, not a true schizoid.

Well, it's a spectrum like any other diagnosis in psychiatry.

You could also claim that all of us aren't "true autistics" because we can all talk or at least write to each other, most of us even use some body language and know some social rules we have learned over the years if not all.

You could also claim that I wasn't true dyslexic as a child, because now I can mostly read and write.

You could also claim that I haven't "true Tourrettes" because I never used any swearwords and don't tic that often.

And so on, and so on...!

All those diagnoses are spectrums and the point is identifying the "right spectrum" the person is suffering from. What can be very difficult, because those spectrums overlap, sometimes even a lot.

I even wrote a while out of interesst in a forum for schizoid people.
Most of them were diagnosed and a lot didn't have any social contact but I guess especcially contact over the internet is for most something different.

And well eventhough I find it a stupid idea, but to be diagnosed with a certain diagnosis you have to fullfill certain diagnostic criterias and that's it.
(But I also don't really have any better idea.)

Disagree.

Autism is a spectrum, at least it's treated as such.

Dyslexia varies in intensity and how much it affects a person.

Tourette's manifests differently in each individual affected.

Personality disorders, however, are set characteristics that a person has to meet. Schizoid is one of the more "romantic" ones that a lot of people like to believe they have, but no, a true schizoid wouldn't respond as you have. A true schizoid wouldn't care. If you care so much, you're not really a schizoid. By definition, you wouldn't meet the criteria.

Well I know that I'm not SPD, I even don't want to be, I'm just responding! ^^

Okay, accourding to the DSM-IV you have to meet the following diagnostic criterias to get diagnosed with SPD:

"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, defines schizoid personality disorder (in Axis II Cluster A) as:[31]
A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
1) Neither desires nor enjoys relationships or human interaction, including being part of a family
2) Almost always chooses solitary activities
3) Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
4) Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
5) Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
6) Appears indifferent to praise or criticism by others
7) Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect
B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition."

So, a person has to meet 4 of those diagnostic criterias and NOT all of them!

Schizoid's are part of the schizophrenic spectrum. I have schizoid personality disorder. Diagnosed as such. I have been reading a ton of literature and information on this personality disorder, and all I can find is that schizoids also come in a mild to severe form. Like autistics, aspies, schizophrenics, and the like. I, and most other schizoids, have feelings, and can even show them.

And yes, it is a set of characteristics that one has to follow to be diagnosed according to the DSM:

"The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders fourth edition, a widely used manual for diagnosing mental disorders, defines schizoid personality disorder (in Axis II Cluster A) as:[31]
A. A pervasive pattern of detachment from social relationships and a restricted range of expression of emotions in interpersonal settings, beginning by early adulthood (age eighteen or older) and present in a variety of contexts, as indicated by four (or more) of the following:
1) Neither desires nor enjoys relationships or human interaction, including being part of a family
2) Almost always chooses solitary activities
3) Has little, if any, interest in having sexual experiences with another person
4) Takes pleasure in few, if any, activities
5) Lacks close friends or confidants other than first-degree relatives
6) Appears indifferent to praise or criticism by others
7) Shows emotional coldness, detachment, or flattened affect
B. Does not occur exclusively during the course of schizophrenia, a mood disorder with psychotic features, another psychotic disorder, or a pervasive developmental disorder and is not due to the direct physiological effects of a general medical condition."

I only have to meet four, I just so happen to meet 6 criteria.

Also, just to make this known, NOTHING IN HERE SAYS I HAVE TO NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING. Unless I missed that criteria. (Yes, that's boldface and caps, I do have emotions!)

There are more kinds of schizoids then the emotionless, goth-person-sitting-at-the-wall-and-waiting-to-die, kind.

Oh, and also to make it known, I was diagnosed as Schizoid, I did not self-diagnose myself, I would rather not be schizoid.


And please tell me what a "true" schizoid is, is that like "true" autism?