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It's impossible to tell if OP's on the spectrum. I used to think I could do that until I got close with a Clinical Psychologist. Sometimes it can't be confirmed

It's impossible to tell if OP's on the spectrum. I used to think I could do that until I got close with a Clinical Psychologist. Sometimes it can't be confirmed even after a few in-person sessions with professionals, so it's certainly dangerous to "guess" it from a few internet comments.

sangnoir 5y ago
I think parent was saying that author is violating social norms - either because they are oblivious to them (like it is to some people on the spectrum) or they are aware of the norms, but do not care for them (which would be sociopathic)
- kortilla 5y ago
  > but do not care for them (which would be sociopathic) No, disliking social norms is not sociopathic. The critical piece of being sociopathic is a lack of conscience.
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  - sigg3 5y ago
    That's not true. A sociopath knows that he's doing something wrong and chooses not to regret it. A psychopath otoh has a low neural activity in the area of the brain usually associated with empathy. The main point being that being a sociopath is learned behavior. Cf. https://youtu.be/6dv8zJiggBs https://youtu.be/6dv8zJiggBs (I agree that disliking norms are not sociopathic. The norms might be sociopathic.) (Also: I'm not an expert, I could well be wrong.)
    - blackbrokkoli 5y ago
      You are wrong on a meta-level. Both sociopath and psychopath are terms stemming from the early 20th century, where our main concern was to lable people ASAP and prescribe them a "cure". No professional psychology authority uses either of those terms today. Instead, you get ranked on the Antisocial personality disorder spectrum. This has several advantages, like having an actual statistical body of research behind it etc. So your random YouTube video might not be wrong in a sense, but more like someone defining what "miasma" or "bloodletting" is: Interesting, but essentially just a talk about medieval medicine. I would urge you to refrain from (especially) diagnosing people based on public wisdom on psychology.
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kortilla 5y ago
For sure, but this person is asking for help and it’s worth pointing out that there is a lot of socially unacceptable behavior going on here. If he/she doesn’t understand that, it’s probably coming through in the interviews and would explain the ghosting. This is not a diagnosis, it’s a suggestion to get one.

sangnoir 5y ago

I think parent was saying that author is violating social norms - either because they are oblivious to them (like it is to some people on the spectrum) or they are aware of the norms, but do not care for them (which would be sociopathic)

kortilla 5y ago
> but do not care for them (which would be sociopathic) No, disliking social norms is not sociopathic. The critical piece of being sociopathic is a lack of conscience.
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- sigg3 5y ago
  That's not true. A sociopath knows that he's doing something wrong and chooses not to regret it. A psychopath otoh has a low neural activity in the area of the brain usually associated with empathy. The main point being that being a sociopath is learned behavior. Cf. https://youtu.be/6dv8zJiggBs https://youtu.be/6dv8zJiggBs (I agree that disliking norms are not sociopathic. The norms might be sociopathic.) (Also: I'm not an expert, I could well be wrong.)
  - blackbrokkoli 5y ago
    You are wrong on a meta-level. Both sociopath and psychopath are terms stemming from the early 20th century, where our main concern was to lable people ASAP and prescribe them a "cure". No professional psychology authority uses either of those terms today. Instead, you get ranked on the Antisocial personality disorder spectrum. This has several advantages, like having an actual statistical body of research behind it etc. So your random YouTube video might not be wrong in a sense, but more like someone defining what "miasma" or "bloodletting" is: Interesting, but essentially just a talk about medieval medicine. I would urge you to refrain from (especially) diagnosing people based on public wisdom on psychology.
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kortilla 5y ago

For sure, but this person is asking for help and it’s worth pointing out that there is a lot of socially unacceptable behavior going on here. If he/she doesn’t understand that, it’s probably coming through in the interviews and would explain the ghosting. This is not a diagnosis, it’s a suggestion to get one.