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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Rimland say he is interested in Temple?

2. What does Carlock think of Temple's questions and interests?

3. Who writes the preface?

4. Who does Rimland write about?

5. Which of the following does Carlock say Temple is good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way was Temple a difficult child?

2. How does Rimland control Temple's behavior?

3. What does Temple say in her talks with the psychiatrist?

4. How does autism affect Temple's speech?

5. Why does Temple need pressure stimulation on her body?

6. What is perserveration?

7. How does Temple react when the glass from the car window falls on her?

8. What does Carlock point out as Temple's good points?

9. What does Bernard Rimland note about Temple's autism in the foreword?

10. What does Temple remember about her junior high school days?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Emergence was written in 1986. Choose one of the following options and discuss how ideas have developed since then:

1) The use of medication

2) Educating autistics

3) The encouragement of fixations

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay revolving around the following statement: "Autism is not an illness, but a different way of viewing the world."

Essay Topic 3

How was autism viewed in the Sixties? How is autism viewed today?

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