scripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedhas 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+prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL yourocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatestruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)felt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"repeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularyfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedhas 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+prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietychange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"flat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlyeye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL yourocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatestruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)felt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopic

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