often feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultdoesn'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 advancedvocabularydoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietynonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"naive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultdoesn'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 advancedvocabularydoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulatepoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timeprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietynonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlystruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)heightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns 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. often feeling misunderstood, like a fraud, like you're performing social interactions, like people don't know the REAL you
  2. change is HARD and scary. thrives off of routine &/or a set of self imposed "rules"
  3. naive, "innocent", overly trusting, gullible, takes things at face value, is prone to being conned, taken advantage of, or even abused
  4. felt older than peers as a child, but feels younger than peers as an adult
  5. doesn't understand or care about social "rules" or "norms" & thus is more likely to identify as LGBTQIA+
  6. didn't start speaking until a later age than normal (3+) OR started speaking very early & with an advanced vocabulary
  7. doesn't like suprises/not knowing the plan; a change of plans can be very distressing
  8. struggles with emotional regulation, can be prone to sudden outbursts of anger, frustration or crying; can cause meltdowns or shutdowns
  9. is friendly, but struggles making & maintaining meaningful friendships & relationships
  10. feeling an overwhelming sens of empathy but not knowing how to express it
  11. rocks back and forth, flaps hands, hums, etc as a way to self-regulate
  12. poor coordination, clumsy, lacking spacial/body awareness, prone to motion sickness
  13. co-morbidities such as anxiety (especially social anxiety), depression, OCD, ADHD, PMDD, POTS, IBS, etc. &/or being misdiagnosed with PDs like BPD, ASPD, etc
  14. info dumps about special interests to anybody who will listen, even if you know they don't care about the topic
  15. repeats words or phrases heard from others (echolalia)
  16. eye contact feels too intimate & uncomfortable a lot of the time
  17. prefers to stay home/in your safe space; leaving causes a lot of anxiety
  18. nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goes temporarily mute during metldowns or shutdowns
  19. has a strong sense of justice & fairness; is very loyal, honest & has a hard time lying
  20. scripting/practicing social interactions a head of time & studying how others interact with people to appear more "normal"
  21. can be seen as childkike in appearance; the way they dress, act, talk, or in their interests
  22. flat affect/tone of voice, speaks quietly & has blank facial expressions OR an exaggerated tone of voice & facial expressions & speaks very loudly
  23. struggles to remember & follow through with seemingly simple every day self care tasks (hygiene, eating, cleaning, etc.)
  24. heightened &/or decreased senses, can be sensory seeking or avoidant; prone to frequent sensory overload & lead to meltdowns or shutdowns