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

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