Going back to my standard in these warped situations is good ol' Ted Bundy. He has been studied quite a bit, partly because he did let "us" in a bit before he was executed. In the sociopathic studies that I have read, and some are now 10-15 years ago, it seems that the sociopath as youth (middle-school age) seems to get along well enuff with his peers, assuming he is together enuff to notice and to keep himself running down the middle of the road. He doesn't really feel awkward or too different from his peers; he is liked and accepted by students and teachers. As he gets into high school & beyond, he realizes that he is not cruising along anymore. His actions are now immature and noticed. He has been trying his best to imitate and to do what he has always done to fit in. Like being color-blind, he just cannot see the difference & somehow his social self just fails to continue to grow as the rest of his body is doing. So now he not only feels more "different & apart" each day, he does realize his friends see him as silly and immature.
This is when it is difficult for him to stay "together," so he gets frustrated & angry at himself, his family, his friends and society. So he begins to strike out and grab the things he can no longer obtain by being the self he was yesterday. That's when it often starts. Drinking or drugging, stealing, peeping, little things, little things. And he gets wiser and more skilled, and bad things happen.... Late teen years are often the jumping off place.
Ted told us that




mags & alcohol played a big part in his forays and his horrible doings. This was, of course, way before the interwebs, but




was out there and it was a catalyst for TB. And yes, Sigg's mother had him get therapy or counseling for his




dealings.
Just what I've studied, so take some salt grains along with my words...