is friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"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 yourepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"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 yourepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadult

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