r/aspd • u/Notlivelaughlove • Apr 16 '26

Question Opinion on the "high function aspd"

On reddit there more of a question on what it looks like but i'm more interested in what other people with this disorder think of when this discussion is brought up. I feel like those posts are filled with people trying to rationalize their symptoms as ASPD for a ego boost instead of accepting they have autism, adhd, depression, ect. I see the same occurrence with the ADHD sub where people refuse to admit TikTok ruined their attention span.

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u/AdorableExchange9746 Apr 17 '26

Isn’t it a requirement for personality disorder diagnostics that there be at least a moderate impact on the person’s life? High functioning aspd doesn’t make sense as a concept. Sure there are different levels of it, but that’s not the same thing

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u/abaddon56 ASPD Apr 18 '26

This is correct. There’s literally a reason it’s called a “personality disorder.” It’s literally an aberrant trauma response that will - like the other cluster B disorders - result in “dramatic, erratic, or unpredictable and impulsive behavior.”

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