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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane also had difficulty dealing with ______, and they could become overwhelming to the point of causing her to vomit.
(a) Odors.
(b) Tastes.
(c) Sounds.
(d) Lights.

2. Liane states that she has more difficulty recalling ______ than she does recounting facts.
(a) How to count.
(b) How to sing.
(c) How to laugh.
(d) How to behave.

3. 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) Throwing all your ideas into a hat and picking one.
(c) Brainstorming all the ways you could make a career out of the things you enjoy.
(d) Making a list of the things you enjoy studying and doing.

4. Liane lists several strategies for college students with AS to establish relationships with peers including all of the following except _____.
(a) Going to lots of fraternity parties.
(b) Asking your guidance counselor to find a group of people whon share interests.
(c) Using resources such as peer tutors or mentors to help get around campus.
(d) Asking your guidance counselor to help you establish a friendship with another person.

5. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to practice interviewing skills including all of the following except _____.
(a) Role playing.
(b) Using good eye contact
(c) Being expressive with your body.
(d) Showing enthusiasm.

6. Liane lists several strategies for people with AS to keep stress levels low including all of the following except _____.
(a) Using visual reminders like post-it notes.
(b) Using auditory reminders on a tape recorder.
(c) Making a list of assignments and scheduling them.
(d) Using tactile reminders like blankets.

7. Liane also had difficulty with the _______ designs of many baby things. She wanted solid forms that were comforting to her.
(a) Circle.
(b) Abstract.
(c) Triangle.
(d) Square.

8. Liane states that one of the kindest things her husband said to her was, "You are so _____".
(a) Weird.
(b) Happy.
(c) Normal.
(d) Nice.

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

10. Other strategies that Liane has for dealing with difficult conversations include all of the following except ______.
(a) Leave the room.
(b) Decide that Tom made a rude comment.
(c) Ask Tom to elaborate a specific point.
(d) Ignore the whole passage.

11. Liane states that she is inflexible in how she understands words that convey all of the following concepts except ______.
(a) Place.
(b) Specific action.
(c) Order.
(d) Time.

12. Liane lists several strategies for college students with AS to help establish relationships with teachers including all of the following except _____.
(a) Taking only courses at which you are good.
(b) Finding appropriate teachers by asking other students who their favorite is.
(c) Asking your guidance counselor to find you teachers who will help with your experience.
(d) Taking courses only from empathetic teachers.

13. There is a great deal of conflict in the AS community about ______ with the greater community.
(a) Disclosure.
(b) Diagnosis.
(c) School.
(d) Work.

14. In relating to other parents, Liane discovered that while their experiences were similar, other parents were not as _____ affected as she was.
(a) Emotionally.
(b) Intellectually.
(c) Parasitically.
(d) Clinically.

15. One of the communication problems that Liane encounters in their relationship is following her husband's ________.
(a) Grand elaborations.
(b) Dissertations.
(c) Logic.
(d) Feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane believes that people who don't need to know about your AS status include all of the following except _____.

2. Liane was able to rely on the comfort and advice of her friend ______ , who listened to all of her worries about her daughter.

3. Liane has learned to ______ people who challenge the reality of the AS experience as a means of protecting herself.

4. Liane discovered through her marriage that ______ do not work for her and leave her feeling confused.

5. Sometimes Liane's daughter uses a _______ to release nervous energy that has built up.

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