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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 lists several responsibilities for people with AS once on the job including all of the following except: _____.
(a) Try to be patient with people who ignore your needs.
(b) Try not to quit a job without giving two weeks notice.
(c) Don't try too many training programs - they may overwhelm you.
(d) Tell your employer and co-workers what you think they need to know about AS.

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

3. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to deal with auditory sensitivity including all of the following except _____.
(a) Wearing headphones to mask other noises.
(b) Yelling over the sounds you are hearing.
(c) Avoiding areas with lots of noise.
(d) Enrolling in an auditory integration program.

4. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to pick a career including all of the following except _____.
(a) Researching the schedule and expectations of the job you are considering.
(b) Making a list of the things you enjoy studying and doing.
(c) Brainstorming all the ways you could make a career out of the things you enjoy.
(d) Throwing all your ideas into a hat and picking one.

5. Liane's visual perception difficulties affect her in all of the following ways except ______.
(a) Discerning various colors.
(b) Judging distance.
(c) Seeing discrete differences among similar objects.
(d) Picking up an object from a background.

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to bypass the difficulties of traffic and too much sensory input, Liane arrived at the University of Houston _____.

2. One of the strategies Liane has developed for making sure she is giving Tom the closeness she thinks he needs is to _____.

3. One day after arriving to class Liane was ______ by a man wearing a flannel shirt. He was interrupted by one of the students.

4. Liane lists some of the impairments that made it difficult for her to be in college and fit in with others including all of the following except _______.

5. Liane's youngest daughter began to show signs of being different when she _______.

(see the answer key)

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