often feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyscripting/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)felt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressiteye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timestruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyco-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 abusedprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyscripting/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)felt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestschange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressiteye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timestruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)has a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+didn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyco-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 abusedprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxiety

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