IN MOVIES AND on TV, sociopaths are commonly depicted as mega-villains who act outrageously cruel and are manipulative. In real life, however, sociopaths may be a little harder to identify.

Are sociopaths born with the ASPD or develop it ... While sociopathy is generally diagnosed in adulthood, some of the signs can be identifies in childhood or adolescence. Some of the early ...

Symptoms of a sociopath include apathy ... One of the signature signs of ASPD is a lack of empathy. People with ASPD cannot acknowledge or identify with another person's feelings.

Patric Gagne is the author of "Sociopath: A Memoir." From a young age, she knew there was something different about herself. She didn't feel emotions the same way other kids did. To avoid stigma ...