See also: Do You Have a Schizoid Personality?
And Do You Have an Obsessive-Compulsive Personality?
And Do You Have an Antisocial Personality?
And Do You Have an Avoidant Personality?
And Do You Have a Narcissistic Personality?
And Do You Have a Histrionic Personality?
And Do You Have a Schizotypal Personality?
And Do You Have a Paranoid Personality?
And Do You Have a Borderline Personality?
Asperger's syndrome and dependent personality disorder are not especially similar disorders, but some aspies may have traits of a dependent personality anyway.
For each criterion of dependent personality disorder, decide how well it applies to you personally. If it doesn't apply at all, score it as 0; if it is somewhat applicable, score it as 1; and, if it describes you quite well, score it as a 2. The minimum possible score is 0; the maximum possible score is 12. For an ICD-10 diagnosis of F60.7 dependent personality disorder, four criteria must be met. I measured myself as having a score of 0.
ICD-10 wrote:
(a)encouraging or allowing others to make most of one's important life decisions;
(b)subordination of one's own needs to those of others on whom one is dependent, and undue compliance with their wishes;
(c)unwillingness to make even reasonable demands on the people one depends on;
(d)feeling uncomfortable or helpless when alone, because of exaggerated fears of inability to care for oneself;
(e)preoccupation with fears of being abandoned by a person with whom one has a close relationship, and of being left to care for oneself;
(f)limited capacity to make everyday decisions without an excessive amount of advice and reassurance from others.
Associated features may include perceiving oneself as helpless, incompetent, and lacking stamina.
Includes:asthenic, inadequate, passive, and self-defeating personality (disorder)