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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Liane's teachers struggled with her behaviors and they believed that she was "obstinate" and "mentally ______".
(a) Retarded.
(b) Deranged.
(c) Compassionate.
(d) Psychotic.

2. Liane's parents struggled with raising her and felt that she challenged their ______ as well as making their language fit into hers.
(a) Skills.
(b) Authority.
(c) Patience.
(d) Love.

3. Liane discovered that it was difficult for her to leave ______ and she especially hated active outings.
(a) Her bed.
(b) School.
(c) The car.
(d) Home.

4. Liane made it a practice to discover what ______ her friends made for themselves and then to follow them when she was around them.
(a) Rules.
(b) Activities.
(c) Values.
(d) Clothes.

5. Liane hated to wear _____ or satiny things, and she sometimes stripped in public because it was so unbearable.
(a) Rough.
(b) Stiff.
(c) Soft.
(d) Natural fibers.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to the book, the person at the flea market who has memorized the _______ and birth dates of everyone there may have AS.

2. One of Liane's friends encouraged her to try out for his fraternity's Little ______ program.

3. At the end of her first year of college, Liane felt defeated in the social arena and had _______ her courses.

4. Liane also employed a "fitting in" trick which she describes as being a more intricate form of _______.

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What are some of the AS behaviors that Liane feels interfered with her ability to make it through her classes?

2. What were some of the ways that floating in water provided comfort to Liane when she was stressed or overwhelmed?

3. What are some of the skills that Liane suggests people with AS need to learn in order to develop friendships?

4. Liane gave up swimming when she realized the bilateral coordination was a problem. How was she able to creatively address this issue in pep squad?

5. What does it mean that Asperger's Syndrome is on the spectrum of Autistic Disorders?

6. Liane felt that she would have been an outcast amongst her peers if not for the special friendship of what person? Why was he important?

7. When Liane was in her first year of school, she was asked by her teacher to take a nap on her mat, but Liane refused. Why did she refuse?

8. What social challenges did Liane describe about meeting people and wanting to give them small gifts of appreciation?

9. Although Liane struggled with reading comprehension she still found solace in the act of looking at words. Why?

10. What are some of the variables that affect the prognosis for those diagnosed with Asperger's Syndrome and what is the general prognosis?

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