co-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultcan 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 loudlyscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularyinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknesshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedchange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"often feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL yourocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultcan 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 loudlyscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularyinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknesshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedchange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"often feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL yourocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulate

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