has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlychange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"doesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)scripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etccan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlychange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"doesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)scripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etccan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdowns

Autism Bingo - Call List

(Print) Use this randomly generated list as your call list when playing the game. There is no need to say the BINGO column name. Place some kind of mark (like an X, a checkmark, a dot, tally mark, etc) on each cell as you announce it, to keep track. You can also cut out each item, place them in a bag and pull words from the bag.


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  1. has a strong sense of justice & fairness; is very loyal, honest & has a hard time lying
  2. doesn't like suprises/not knowing the plan; a change of plans can be very distressing
  3. didn't start speaking until a later age than normal (3+) OR started speaking very early & with an advanced vocabulary
  4. naive, "innocent", overly trusting, gullible, takes things at face value, is prone to being conned, taken advantage of, or even abused
  5. rocks back and forth, flaps hands, hums, etc as a way to self-regulate
  6. flat affect/tone of voice, speaks quietly & has blank facial expressions OR an exaggerated tone of voice & facial expressions & speaks very loudly
  7. change is HARD and scary. thrives off of routine &/or a set of self imposed "rules"
  8. doesn't understand or care about social "rules" or "norms" & thus is more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+
  9. poor coordination, clumsy, lacking spacial/body awareness, prone to motion sickness
  10. often feeling misunderstood, like a fraud, like you're performing social interactions, like people don't know the REAL you
  11. struggles to remember & follow through with seemingly simple every day self care tasks (hygiene, eating, cleaning, etc.)
  12. scripting/practicing social interactions a head of time & studying how others interact with people to appear more "normal"
  13. eye contact feels too intimate & uncomfortable a lot of the time
  14. felt older than peers as a child, but feels younger than peers as an adult
  15. prefers to stay home/in your safe space; leaving causes a lot of anxiety
  16. heightened &/or decreased senses, can be sensory seeking or avoidant; prone to frequent sensory overload & lead to meltdowns or shutdowns
  17. info dumps about special interests to anybody who will listen, even if you know they don't care about the topic
  18. feeling an overwhelming sens of empathy but not knowing how to express it
  19. nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goes temporarily mute during metldowns or shutdowns
  20. co-morbidities such as anxiety (especially social anxiety), depression, OCD, ADHD, PMDD, POTS, IBS, etc. &/or being misdiagnosed with PDs like BPD, ASPD, etc
  21. can be seen as childkike in appearance; the way they dress, act, talk, or in their interests
  22. is friendly, but struggles making & maintaining meaningful friendships & relationships
  23. repeats words or phrases heard from others (echolalia)
  24. struggles with emotional regulation, can be prone to sudden outbursts of anger, frustration or crying; can cause meltdowns or shutdowns