struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL younonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"co-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 theirinterestsflat 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"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessheightened &/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 topichas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)rocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL younonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"co-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 theirinterestsflat 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"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessheightened &/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 topichas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)rocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadult

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