Re: OT: Asperger's syndrome

Danny Wier wrote:

> Bear in mind that the hacker behavior
> could also be a symptom of a conduct disorder like oppositional defiance,
ODD is pretty much always secondary to something else, and is treated by
treating the something else first.  (My daughter has ODD secondary to ADD
without hyperactivity.)

> That could also be related to the old argument of nature vs. nurture.  I --
> and bear in mind I am no psychiatrist or social worker -- feel that
> seriously chaotic childhoods can cause schizophrenia or at least some sort
> of psychotic disorder.
Or is it that, as Gregory Bateson thought, that it's
typically the whole family that is schiz, and the "obvious" schiz is just
the weak link?

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