naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusednonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessflat 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 lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietydoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcdidn'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"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeoften 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 thetopicfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusednonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatedoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+poor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessflat 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 lyingis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietydoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcdidn'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"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeoften 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 thetopicfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)struggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdowns

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