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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane's friend suggested that Liane's daughter might be dealing with ________.

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

3. Liane realized that her daughter needed the kind of support Liane's ______ had given her, but was unable to provide it.

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

5. There is a great deal of conflict in the AS community about ______ with the greater community.

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it important for college bound people with AS to tell people at the school about their AS?

2. What were the warning signs that Liane noticed about her daughter that pointed to a diagnosis of Asperger's?

3. Why does Liane state at the beginning of the chapter that she knew right away her youngest daughter was special?

4. What happens to Liane and her husband when the ultrasound technician tells them that she sees two heads?

5. What were the qualities that Tom possessed that Liane feels helped keep the relationship together long enough to figure out the communication issues?

6. What are some of the reasons why people with AS should not tell those around them about their diagnosis?

7. What are some of the reasons why people with AS should tell those around them about their diagnosis?

8. What happened in the grocery store that made Liane and her daughter want to rant and rave at the cashier?

9. How does having a daughter that also has Asperger's Syndrome affect how Liane is able to parent?

10. What is Liane's major strategy for keeping the people, the mail, and the record keeping organized within the house?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Liane stated that it was difficult to accept the fact that she would be unable to navigate the world purely on her academic skills.

Part 1: Why is it important to develop several different skill areas to navigate life?

Part 2: Why do you think that Liane felt she should be able to get by on her academics alone?

Part 3: How do you imagine Tom navigates the world?

Essay Topic 2

Because of the fact that they think so concretely, Liane states that "Aspies" have to be forthright and honest.

Part 1: What would happen if everyone had to communicate in the same forthright and honest manner? What would be the positives and negatives?

Part 2: How does this open communication style of people with AS affect their relationships?

Part 3: Do people hide their authentic experiences and beliefs through the subtlety of language? How? What would be the motivation for hiding their authentic thoughts?

Essay Topic 3

Liane states that she was often able to forget bad old memories, especially having to do with her experiences in high school.

Part 1: Is the ability to forget bad memories positive or negative? Why?

Part 2: What effect did this strategy of Liane's have on her experiences of being alone and isolated in college?

Part 3: Do you think that forgetting bad memories would also make you forget good memories? Why or why not?

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