Interesting case--conduct disorder/anti-social red flags but shows empathy/gentleness towards animals?

A supervisee brought up an interesting case--13 y/o boy with many, many red flags for conduct disorder/anti-social traits (e.g., engaging in frequent verbal and physical violence towards others without an apparent emotional dysregulation or trigger, engages in verbal and physical violence without an apparent behavioral goal, has broadly normal cognitive functioning, his only concern about the potential effects of the violence are if he'll go to jail for it/no apparent remorse or empathy... Read more
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