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

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