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

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