often feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL yourepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)doesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownschange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"didn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlycan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timerocks 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,etcprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyhas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itstruggles 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 yourepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)doesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about the topicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownschange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"didn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn't understandor care about social"rules" or "norms" &thus is more likelyto identify asLGBTQIA+flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlycan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timerocks 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,etcprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyhas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express itstruggles 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. often feeling misunderstood, like a fraud, like you're performing social interactions, like people don't know the REAL you
  2. repeats words or phrases heard from others (echolalia)
  3. doesn't like suprises/not knowing the plan; a change of plans can be very distressing
  4. naive, "innocent", overly trusting, gullible, takes things at face value, is prone to being conned, taken advantage of, or even abused
  5. info dumps about special interests to anybody who will listen, even if you know they don't care about the topic
  6. felt older than peers as a child, but feels younger than peers as an adult
  7. heightened &/or decreased senses, can be sensory seeking or avoidant; prone to frequent sensory overload & lead to meltdowns or shutdowns
  8. is friendly, but struggles making & maintaining meaningful friendships & relationships
  9. scripting/practicing social interactions a head of time & studying how others interact with people to appear more "normal"
  10. struggles to remember & follow through with seemingly simple every day self care tasks (hygiene, eating, cleaning, etc.)
  11. nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goes temporarily mute during metldowns or shutdowns
  12. change is HARD and scary. thrives off of routine &/or a set of self imposed "rules"
  13. didn't start speaking until a later age than normal (3+) OR started speaking very early & with an advanced vocabulary
  14. poor coordination, clumsy, lacking spacial/body awareness, prone to motion sickness
  15. doesn't understand or care about social "rules" or "norms" & thus is more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+
  16. flat affect/tone of voice, speaks quietly & has blank facial expressions OR an exaggerated tone of voice & facial expressions & speaks very loudly
  17. can be seen as childkike in appearance; the way they dress, act, talk, or in their interests
  18. eye contact feels too intimate & uncomfortable a lot of the time
  19. rocks back and forth, flaps hands, hums, etc as a way to self-regulate
  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. prefers to stay home/in your safe space; leaving causes a lot of anxiety
  22. has a strong sense of justice & fairness; is very loyal, honest & has a hard time lying
  23. feeling an overwhelming sens of empathy but not knowing how to express it
  24. struggles with emotional regulation, can be prone to sudden outbursts of anger, frustration or crying; can cause meltdowns or shutdowns