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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix V, Coping Strategies for Sensory Perception Problems, Appendix VI, Thoughts for the Non-AS Support People, Appendix VII, Support Groups and Other Helpful Resources.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane reports that most of the time Tom is able to ______ the conversation which helps her decode what he is saying.
(a) Restructure.
(b) Change the topic of.
(c) Forget.
(d) Drop.

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

3. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to deal with food sensitivity including all of the following except _____.
(a) Experimenting with new ways of cooking food you don't like.
(b) Eating mainly meat and dairy products.
(c) Adding crunchy bits to foods that are mushy or slimy.
(d) Finding a couple of foods from each category with which you can deal.

4. Liane has learned to ______ people who challenge the reality of the AS experience as a means of protecting herself.
(a) Beat up.
(b) Yell at.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Separate herself from.

5. One time Liane hurried to get her daughters from school without realizing that she had left in the middle of an appointment with the ______.
(a) Therapist.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Beautician.
(d) Dentist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Employers should know that AS employees have all of the following characteristics except _______.

2. Liane wanted real school supplies to play with and quickly lost interest in ______ that did not smell like new ones.

3. Liane's parents struggled with raising her and felt that she challenged their ______ as well as making their language fit into hers.

4. Liane never had to ______ as a child and things like group dynamics made no sense to her.

5. Liane states that 'Aspies' have to be ______ and forthright, which can cause a certain amount of awkwardness.

(see the answer key)

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