is friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinghas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressinghas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyrocks 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. is friendly, but struggles making & maintaining meaningful friendships & relationships
  2. change is HARD and scary. thrives off of routine &/or a set of self imposed "rules"
  3. eye contact feels too intimate & uncomfortable a lot of the time
  4. doesn't understand or care about social "rules" or "norms" & thus is more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+
  5. info dumps about special interests to anybody who will listen, even if you know they don't care about the topic
  6. often feeling misunderstood, like a fraud, like you're performing social interactions, like people don't know the REAL you
  7. can be seen as childkike in appearance; the way they dress, act, talk, or in their interests
  8. struggles with emotional regulation, can be prone to sudden outbursts of anger, frustration or crying; can cause meltdowns or shutdowns
  9. felt older than peers as a child, but feels younger than peers as an adult
  10. co-morbidities such as anxiety (especially social anxiety), depression, OCD, ADHD, PMDD, POTS, IBS, etc. &/or being misdiagnosed with PDs like BPD, ASPD, etc
  11. doesn't like suprises/not knowing the plan; a change of plans can be very distressing
  12. has a strong sense of justice & fairness; is very loyal, honest & has a hard time lying
  13. flat affect/tone of voice, speaks quietly & has blank facial expressions OR an exaggerated tone of voice & facial expressions & speaks very loudly
  14. poor coordination, clumsy, lacking spacial/body awareness, prone to motion sickness
  15. naive, "innocent", overly trusting, gullible, takes things at face value, is prone to being conned, taken advantage of, or even abused
  16. feeling an overwhelming sens of empathy but not knowing how to express it
  17. repeats words or phrases heard from others (echolalia)
  18. struggles to remember & follow through with seemingly simple every day self care tasks (hygiene, eating, cleaning, etc.)
  19. didn't start speaking until a later age than normal (3+) OR started speaking very early & with an advanced vocabulary
  20. heightened &/or decreased senses, can be sensory seeking or avoidant; prone to frequent sensory overload & lead to meltdowns or shutdowns
  21. scripting/practicing social interactions a head of time & studying how others interact with people to appear more "normal"
  22. nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goes temporarily mute during metldowns or shutdowns
  23. prefers to stay home/in your safe space; leaving causes a lot of anxiety
  24. rocks back and forth, flaps hands, hums, etc as a way to self-regulate