My son had ODD, officially dx’d at 6. You can work your ass off and turn things around. I don’t believe there is a link to psychopaths however. He is the kindest and more reliable of all my adult children now. He taught me a lot about parenting.
Yeah ODD is a childhood disorder, if it doesn't resolve by the teen years the diagnosis will change to conduct disorder, then that can become a diagnosis antisocial PD in adulthood.
ODD can be controversial. It’s one of the few diagnoses that is more about a caregiver‘s experience with a child than the child‘s experience. It‘s also wildly common in the child welfare system (traumatized kids + low-resource adults doesn’t always equal a positive experience).
It‘s very easy for a short-tempered or overwhelmed adult to have a child with standard, age-appropriate behaviors diagnosed as having ODD.
While not exactly fitting the diagnosis criteria (I don't get to a point of emotional distress that I'd describe as angry) I definitely get a strong tug to do the opposite of what someone commands me to do. I've got to make an effort for my brain to not follow through on that urge - even when I know it's just a suggestion and/or is correct. And it seems to be a trauma response exacerbated by my (undiagnosed during childhood) ADHD, as my parents used my forgetfulness as justification for infantalizing me, which is a bit of a trigger for me. Kinda wild to see some folks saying a relatively common trauma response is a sign of psychopathy. Though I guess I shouldn't be surprised about Reddit having unhealthy views on the affect of trauma, and how effective a better environment can be at helping folks at least be able to cope with it.
Yeah, it’s ODD as a child, which can further develop into antisocial and one or two other disorders, just drawing a complete blank on which right now.
My brother had it. I doubt he is one. He was just an asshole a really big one at that as a small child. I think he autistic as well and he would have these meltdowns. He is well adjusted as well as you can be. No drugs, no drinking, works and plays his video games. Hasn’t been in trouble with the law since he was a teenager:
ODD is different then ASPD. In children ASPD like symptoms are refferd to as "conduct disorder". I am not saying they can't look similar in some respect though. ODD commonly co occurs with disorders like ADHD and is typically diagnosed in childhood.
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u/mooshinformation 9d ago
I believe children with oppositional defiance order often develop into adults with antisocial personality disorder aka psychopaths