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Sociopathic Behavior in a 10yrs. old
by kriskne, Oct 25, 2007 10:02PM
My 10yr. old cousin was adopted when he was 6 months with no contact nor mental health information available on his birth parents. From a very early age I have felt as if there was something "off" about him. His ability to bond with his parents and other family members has always been strained and attachments are for personal gain and very short lived. He has threatened to kill people even telling another cousin if he didn't do what he wanted that he knew how to make him disappear forever. He loves guns, violence, war, he lies, he brags... I don't know that I believe in a "bad seed" but honestly he has never been a nice kid and just feels evil to be around.
At the same time he can be charming. My grandma has taken him to church several times, the first time the Sunday school teacher was enamored with him, telling my grandma that he sang along with the other kids and would grow up to be a pastor. When I heard this I knew he was being his usual manipulative self but of course my grandma saw hope that is until the next time she took him to church and he hid from the same teacher, taunting her so badly that she told my grandma he was no longer allowed in her class.
There are many instances and I can't list them all but the two most recent instances are the most troubling for me.
His mom couldn't handle him and told my uncle that she never bonded to him, obviously I realize this could be a huge part of the problem. She left the family a few years ago. He wasn't very outwardly fazed. Shortly after she left my uncle found him peeing on her lingerie. Fast forward to this week. My uncle is in a new relationship and they just had twin daughters, I know more problems for him. Yesterday he took all her lingerie out and destroyed them and threw them around the house. He then threatened to kill her older son.
He was diagnosed with ADHD and is no longer on meds, he is no longer in couseling.
I have my Masters in Psych. my question other than what does all this mean is more importantly what do we do? My uncle is in denial and seems to think his son is going to be a cross dresser which really would be the least of our problems.
Is this sexualized behavior? Does he hate women? Is he dangerous?
Thank you for your help!
At the same time he can be charming. My grandma has taken him to church several times, the first time the Sunday school teacher was enamored with him, telling my grandma that he sang along with the other kids and would grow up to be a pastor. When I heard this I knew he was being his usual manipulative self but of course my grandma saw hope that is until the next time she took him to church and he hid from the same teacher, taunting her so badly that she told my grandma he was no longer allowed in her class.
There are many instances and I can't list them all but the two most recent instances are the most troubling for me.
His mom couldn't handle him and told my uncle that she never bonded to him, obviously I realize this could be a huge part of the problem. She left the family a few years ago. He wasn't very outwardly fazed. Shortly after she left my uncle found him peeing on her lingerie. Fast forward to this week. My uncle is in a new relationship and they just had twin daughters, I know more problems for him. Yesterday he took all her lingerie out and destroyed them and threw them around the house. He then threatened to kill her older son.
He was diagnosed with ADHD and is no longer on meds, he is no longer in couseling.
I have my Masters in Psych. my question other than what does all this mean is more importantly what do we do? My uncle is in denial and seems to think his son is going to be a cross dresser which really would be the least of our problems.
Is this sexualized behavior? Does he hate women? Is he dangerous?
Thank you for your help!
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