can be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+often 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 thetopicchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"doesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownspoor 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,etcscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"heightened &/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.)is friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularycan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestshas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingrocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateprefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyfeeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)eye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timefelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultflat affect/tone ofvoice, speaks quietly& has blank facialexpressions OR anexaggerated tone ofvoice & facialexpressions &speaks very loudlynaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abuseddoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+often 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 thetopicchange is HARDand scary.thrives off ofroutine &/or aset of selfimposed "rules"doesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingnonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownspoor 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,etcscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"heightened &/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.)is friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipsstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabulary

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