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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Liane attempts to have her children conform to her ______ so that she can feel that she has some control.
(a) Clothing preferences.
(b) Rules.
(c) Ways of seeing the world.
(d) Routines.

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

6. Liane lists several responsibilities for people with AS once on the job including all of the following except: _____.
(a) Don't try too many training programs - they may overwhelm you.
(b) Try to be patient with people who ignore your needs.
(c) Tell your employer and co-workers what you think they need to know about AS.
(d) Try not to quit a job without giving two weeks notice.

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

8. Liane lists several strategies for college students with AS to establish relationships with peers including all of the following except _____.
(a) Asking your guidance counselor to find a group of people whon share interests.
(b) Going to lots of fraternity parties.
(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.

9. Liane struggles with teaching her daughter how to get along ______, because she also wants her to be autonomous.
(a) Functionally.
(b) Historically.
(c) Socially.
(d) Academically.

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

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

12. One of the strategies Liane has developed for making sure she is giving Tom the closeness she thinks he needs is to _____.
(a) Make lists - reminding her to be affectionate.
(b) Do the shopping.
(c) Clean the house.
(d) Ask Tom what he needs.

13. Liane realizes that she tends to think very concretely and needs answers to be ______ or wrong.
(a) Simple.
(b) Bad.
(c) Easy.
(d) Right.

14. Liane developed several strategies for calming her babies that would not be too motion based including all of the following except _______.
(a) Swaying very slightly from side to side.
(b) Walking the floors and bouncing.
(c) Rocking them in a cradle.
(d) Sitting in the rocking chair.

15. 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) Classes in neurobiology.
(c) Establishing a safe place on campus to regroup.
(d) Finding or establishing a friendship group for those with AS.

Short Answer Questions

1. Liane reports that most of the time Tom is able to ______ the conversation which helps her decode what he is saying.

2. The youngest daughter started showing signs of ______ difficulties although at first nobody believed Liane.

3. Liane was unable to find bedding made out of comfortable materials and so she turned to her ______ to make them.

4. Liane discovers that she and her daughter both have big ______ and benefit from lots of encouragement.

5. Liane appreciates all of the qualities of Tom's face including all of the following except_____, that have come to represent safety for her.

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