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

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