View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane often worries about ______ her children, which can happen when she leaves in the middle of things.
(a) Scolding.
(b) Embarrassing.
(c) Worrying.
(d) Forgetting.

2. Liane lists several careers that may work well for people with AS including all of the following except _____.
(a) Musician.
(b) Therapist.
(c) Writer.
(d) Historian.

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

4. During the birth process, Liane's husband Tom, _______ in the delivery room.
(a) Lights a cigar.
(b) Coughs.
(c) Yells at the ultrasound technician.
(d) Passes out.

5. The negative aspects of choosing to share with others about AS include all of the following except ______.
(a) Once you realize others know, you may be tempted to withdraw.
(b) Once people learn about AS they may consciously exclude you from social circles.
(c) Because AS is subtle, people may think that you are making excuses.
(d) People may understand the reasons why you act differently.

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

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

8. Some strategies for dealing with touch issues include all of the following except ______.
(a) Choosing appropriate fabrics.
(b) Asking those who touch you to stop.
(c) Wearing small weights in clothes.
(d) Rubbing your skin vigorously with a brush.

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

10. Liane states that her children model for her how to _____ in public, while she teaches them moral and ethical standards.
(a) Behave.
(b) Walk.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Cry.

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

12. Liane recounts an experience in which she painted the entire house in _____ colors, and then had to repaint two weeks later because she couldn't stand it.
(a) Black.
(b) Grey.
(c) Primary.
(d) Pastel.

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

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

15. The stack of index cards that has to do with AS traits includes all of the following possibilities except _______.
(a) Sensory integration dysfunction.
(b) Sleep deprivation.
(c) Rigid thinking.
(d) Literal mindedness.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane describes some of her most tenacious AS traits as " ______ in the breeze," liable to pop up at an inopportune moment.

2. Liane describes _______ as a situation in which she is unable to let go of a particular train of thought.

3. One time Liane hurried to get her daughters from school without realizing that she had left in the middle of an appointment with the ______.

4. Liane realizes that her daughter's ways of ______ will be different from her own, especially since she has to grow up knowing something is wrong with her.

5. Liane states that 'Aspies' have to be ______ and forthright, which can cause a certain amount of awkwardness.

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 601 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample