Is it normal for two siblings to have antisocial personality disorder?

I've shown signs of antisocial personality disorder since a young age. I've never tortured animals or committed any serious crimes as commonly associated with being a "sociopath". That being said, I am not stupid. Such actions can have consequences that scarcely bear thinking about. I've always had a pretty good handle on things.

Lately especially, I've been noticing that my younger brother (aged 13 nearing 14) has started showing a few trademark signs of antisocial personality disorder.

He has no respect for me, my mother, or anyone for that matter (I know that people often just say this for the effect or as an exaggeration, but I mean that he literally does not respect people.)

For example, we attended the funeral of my great uncle (our grandmother's brother, we are very close to our grandparents) the other day. Obviously, there are ways that you have to act at a funeral, even if you aren't personally grieving. Look sad, be repectful, do what everyone else seems to be doing. In a room full of grieving people, he simply could not behave himself. Instead, he was constantly trying to wind me up, he was looking at things he wanted on his phone and showing them off to whoever would look. It was as if he had no idea that the people around him were in pain.

He's constantly getting in trouble at school, and he's so aggressive towards near enough everyone. He explodes like a bottle of pop. Like I said, I've always had a good handle on things. If someone does something to upset me, I tend to get back at them in my own way - inconspicuously. The other times I explode too.

He doesn't seem to have much in the way of a conscience. He steals money (albeit only small amounts) and will only admit it when he is put under pressure and it is made blindingly obvious that the person he stole from knows he stole from them. Even then, he will not apologise without being nudged into it.
I learned at a very young age that apologising usually gets you back on someone's good side, he doesn't seem to notice these things.

This story is already too long and I really can't be bothered to go into our life stories and I don't have the time anyway.

I want to know if it is common - or normal - for two people with antisocial personality disorder to be siblings? I thought it was much more rare, and it's unclear whether the condition is genetic or not.
It seems to me that we are very similar, and the only difference is that I have more self control and dicipline.

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Comments ( 8 )
  • kisskiss

    Keep it short Plz

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    • I'd rather read this short novel than so much as one sentence from your typical IIN.com member. At least he can use proper spelling, grammar, and present thoughts in a coherent manner. I'm very sorry if your ADD prevented you from reading all of it, but it is not his fault your mother did drugs while pregnant with you. I'd tell you to refrain from making such nonconstructive comments, but that would be implying that the internet is serious business, which it certainly is not. It would also be hypocritical of me.

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  • Im ASPD. 1 in every 100 guys is. We act agressive to get our own way nothing more, nothing less. Its also fairly enjoyable to not have guilt.

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  • hokisgurl

    Hecould be autistic I work with autistic kids and the client I work with is very similar to your brother

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  • dom180

    It is more common, because you will both have been brought up in similar ways, and how you are brought up affects your risk of anti-social personality disorder.

    Alternatively, if you don't feel like you have APD but are told that you do, you may simply be projecting your own worries about APD onto him, spotting signs that are not there etc.

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  • Your brother sounds like a textbook case of ASPD. As far as I know, there is really nothing that can be done about it. People with it cannot really take advice. They are like animals. Really smart animals. In a way, it is enviable.

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  • squirrelgirl

    It makes sense that you both have it, because loads of psychological conditions have genetic components to them.

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  • dappled

    My ex and her half-brother both have it, so yes. The other brother has been jailed a few times for drug offences and violence but he's actually really lovely. Weird how things roll.

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