scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timenaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatechange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timenaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+struggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)info dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatechange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interests

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