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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. Individuals living with Asperger's syndrome may have all of the following issues except_______.
(a) Narrow interests.
(b) Imaginative limitations.
(c) Migraines.
(d) Communicative challenges.

2. One of Liane's friends encouraged her to try out for his fraternity's Little ______ program.
(a) Mentors.
(b) Sisters.
(c) Brothers.
(d) Cousins.

3. Competitive _______ and pep squad dancer activities didn't work well because of her problems with coordination.
(a) Running.
(b) Boxing.
(c) Karate.
(d) Swimming.

4. According to the book, helping those with AS requires all of the following elements except _______.
(a) Medical support.
(b) Legal support.
(c) Educational support.
(d) Intervention programs.

5. Liane could not stand other children because they would try to stop her from _______ school supplies, which she thought was fun.
(a) Hiding.
(b) Organizing.
(c) Stealing.
(d) Breaking.

Short Answer Questions

1. When she arrived in Houston, Liane was offered the first job for which she applied, as a(n) ________.

2. Liane discovered that she enjoyed working with ______ and enrolled in a ceramics class.

3. 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 _______.

4. Liane also had difficulty with bright lights and ______, but she was able to find a certain amount of peace while she was underwater.

5. Liane refers to those who can accept and support those with AS as barometers and _______ that help AS people find who they are.

Short Essay Questions

1. When Liane left college she moved and got a job as an instructor for the university. What did she like about the job?

2. What was Liane able to determine about her peers and herself through studying their behaviors, dressing style, and beauty techniques?

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

4. What was one of Liane's biggest social challenges while she was still in high school?

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

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

7. What were some of the challenges that Liane encountered in the ballet class that her mother enrolled her in?

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

9. Liane eventually found some success in expressing herself through the speech and dramatic arts club. What did she enjoy about speech?

10. What does Liane describe as being her major social hurdle once she was at the university?

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