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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Appendix III, Employment Options and Responsibilities, Appendix IV, Organizing Your Home Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane suggests that 'Aspies' pay attention to the _______ elements and interpersonal expectations of a job.
(a) Intellectual.
(b) Sensory.
(c) Location.
(d) Physical exertion.

2. Liane describes _______ as a situation in which she is unable to let go of a particular train of thought.
(a) Fascination.
(b) Concentration.
(c) Perseveration.
(d) Amelioration.

3. Liane has developed a strategy to determine the degree to which her AS is involved in a discussion in which she visualizes _______ stacks of index cards.
(a) Five.
(b) Two.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The author makes the comment that trying to "meld" people into society turns people into _______ , and denies their individuality.

2. Diagnostic criteria for Asperger's syndrome were put forth by ________ in the late eighties.

3. The youngest daughter started showing signs of ______ difficulties although at first nobody believed Liane.

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

5. The book describes the term "society" as being _______; in other words, it covers a very large area and is difficult to precisely categorize.

(see the answer key)

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