Tag Archives: antisocial behavior

Conduct Disorder

Conduct Disorder is one of the newer categories appearing in the official DSM-IV-TR criteria. It has been specially created to describe and categorize children who engage in behaviors that violate societal rules. In effect, Conduct Disorder is a sub-category of Antisocial Personality Disorder which we will be discussing in coming articles. Many children with conduct disorder go on to become juvenile delinquents and have a higher than average rate of drug use. Unfortunately this early manifestation of antisocial behavior is a strong indicator that as the child reaches physical maturity, a diagnosis of Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) may be given … Continue reading →

My Toddler Is Antisocial

We invited some friends over for a get-together over the weekend, we have three toddlers between us, but my son was really not friendly to these other babies and we spent more time separating and comforting them than we did getting to enjoy them playing together – what’s going on? Antisocial behavior is hardly strange or unusual in toddlers. In fact, socializing is one of the reasons we put toddlers together and let them learn how to act with each other. When you put a group of toddlers together, you are more likely to see a free-for-all than you are … Continue reading →