Sociopath vs. Autism — What's the Difference?

A person with a personality disorder manifesting itself in extreme antisocial attitudes and behaviour.

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by difficulties with social interaction and communication, and by restricted and repetitive behavior. Parents often notice signs during the first three years of their child's life.

A psychopath or a person with antisocial personality disorder.

Autism spectrum disorder, especially a more severe form of the disorder characterized by significant impairments in social interaction and communication, highly repetitive behavior, and strong resistance to change.

A person with an antisocial personality disorder.

(clinical psychology) A pervasive neurological condition that is observable in early childhood and persists throughout the lifespan, characterised by atypical communication, language development, eye contact, and sensory experiences.

Someone with a sociopathic personality; a person with an antisocial personality disorder (`psychopath' was once widely used but has now been superseded by `sociopath')

(clinical psychology) autism spectrum (disorder); generalization of the specific to a range.

A diagnosis involving a pathological tendency to engage in self-centered fantasy thinking, historically considered a symptom of insanity and/or schizophrenia.

Abnormal and unhealthy focus or persistence, stereotypically coupled with low self-awareness and unhealthy hatred of opposition or criticism.

A mental disorder characterized by inability to engage in normal social interactions and intense self-absorption, and usually accompanied by other symptoms such as language dysfunctions and repetitive behavior.

Behavior showing an abnormal level of absorption with one's own thoughts and disregard for external realities.

(psychiatry) an abnormal absorption with the self; marked by communication disorders and short attention span and inability to treat others as people