is friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youco-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 abuseddoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownscan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietydoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatefeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youco-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 abuseddoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownscan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietydoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timedidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatefeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudly

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