prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)didn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularycan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express ithas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipschange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"co-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsinfo 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+prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causes alot of anxietyfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactions ahead of time &studying how othersinteract with peopleto appear more"normal"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)didn't start speakinguntil a later age thannormal (3+) ORstarted speaking veryearly & with anadvanced vocabularycan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or in theirinterestsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to express ithas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateoften feelingmisunderstood, like afraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipschange is HARDand scary. thrivesoff of routine &/ora set of selfimposed "rules"co-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduring metldownsor shutdownsinfo 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+

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