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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix I, Explaining Who You Are to Those Who Care, Appendix II, Survival Skills for AS College Students.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane developed several strategies for calming her babies that would not be too motion based including all of the following except _______.
(a) Rocking them in a cradle.
(b) Sitting in the rocking chair.
(c) Swaying very slightly from side to side.
(d) Walking the floors and bouncing.

2. According to the book, helping those with AS requires all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Intervention programs.
(b) Educational support.
(c) Medical support.
(d) Legal support.

3. The book states that society would be ______ if it were not for the special capabilities and talents of those with AS.
(a) Stimulating.
(b) Better.
(c) Dull.
(d) Exciting.

4. Liane described a preoccupation with round numbers and she used to calm herself by doing certain activities in ______.
(a) Eights.
(b) Fives.
(c) Twenties.
(d) Tens.

5. Liane often ______ speaking competitions in which she participated, perhaps because it was a way for her to have a one-way conversation.
(a) Hated.
(b) Won.
(c) Cheated at.
(d) Lost.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane discovered that she was able to tolerate all of the following fabrics except ______.

2. Liane was surprised that her friends could deal with her. In particular, her friend _____ acted as a kind of protector for her.

3. Liane also had difficulty dealing with ______, and they could become overwhelming to the point of causing her to vomit.

4. Liane Willey remembers wanting to hang out with her ______ friends, and feelings of wanting to isolate from her peers.

5. Autism is understood as a _______ disease, because it most often arises during childhood.

(see the answer key)

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