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Originally Posted by ranjeet
I have small cousin who is suffering from Avoidant Personality disorder. We were not aware of this until one day he refused to go to play with his friend  . Every child is fond of playing and he was opposite. This continued and one day he asked his parents to delist his name from school because he doesn't like to mix up with his classmate  . After consulting many people we atlast came to know about this ADP. Since i am internet savy i searched many websites and came across many websites.There are some ways given to treat this disorder. But it is not explained fully.Any of you can help me out or can give me brief method to treat this order. Help is appreciable and thanks in advance. |
"Small cousin" sounds like he is still in childhood. I am by no means an expert, but everything that I've read so far suggests that any individual needs to be at least in late adolescence for an accurate diagnosis of a personality disorder. Avoidants and Schizotypals were split off of Schizoids for the DSM III in the early 80's, so there was confusion about that group of symptoms then. Apparently that is still the case. One of the things you should be very careful of is attaching a label to his behavior so soon because that creates a subtle pressure to conform to whatever label it happens to be. Good luck!
p.s. Ask this question in the Clyde's Corner section of this website. He's a doctoral candidate and should have access to more current treatment options.