It very well may not exist . Some people are just coldhearted or they aren ' t but appear to be so . No different in the sense than it could be ascertained those with ASD are just odd . Too much of psychology is based in a revolving door of theorydefinitions that changes every few years with completely new disorders introduced every decade . A striking difference between sociopathy aspergers , is the wanting to say someone has aspergers by the outside world simply because that person may be shy especially if male . If they collect some obscure items like old coins , then it ' s definite . In contrast , sociopath is typically only reserved when someone is vindictive towards their ex or for career criminals , both of which are misleading .