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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 was able to rely on the comfort and advice of her friend ______ , who listened to all of her worries about her daughter.
(a) Monica.
(b) Sarah.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Sue.

2. Liane describes one of her tenacious traits as _______ , at which point she begins to "lose her footing."
(a) Auditory discrimination problems.
(b) Sensory integration dysfunction.
(c) Poor spelling.
(d) Poor balance.

3. With her friend's help, Liane was able to find the _______ University Child Development Unit.
(a) Kansas.
(b) Michigan.
(c) California.
(d) Utah.

4. Liane lists several strategies for college students with AS to improve social skills including all of the following except _____.
(a) Establishing a safe place on campus to regroup.
(b) Classes in speech communications.
(c) Finding or establishing a friendship group for those with AS.
(d) Classes in neurobiology.

5. People on campus did not accept her the way some of her high school friends had and were often ______.
(a) Mean.
(b) Generous.
(c) Nice.
(d) Caring.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One of the main interests Liane had was in ______ because of the fact that there were precise rules.

3. One of the communication problems that Liane encounters in their relationship is following her husband's ________.

4. Liane realized that her daughter needed the kind of support Liane's ______ had given her, but was unable to provide it.

5. The benefits of choosing to share with others about AS include all of the following except ______.

(see the answer key)

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