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