felt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timehas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingchange 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 loudlyoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)rocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interestsfelt older thanpeers as achild, but feelsyounger thanpeers as anadultnaive, "innocent",overly trusting,gullible, takes thingsat face value, isprone to beingconned, takenadvantage of, oreven abusedstruggles withemotional regulation,can be prone tosudden outbursts ofanger, frustration orcrying; can causemeltdowns orshutdownsdoesn'tunderstand or careabout social"rules" or "norms"& thus is morelikely to identify asLGBTQIA+prefers to stayhome/in yoursafe space;leaving causesa lot of anxietyis friendly, butstruggles making& maintainingmeaningfulfriendships &relationshipseye contactfeels toointimate &uncomfortablea lot of the timehas a strongsense of justice& fairness; isvery loyal,honest & has ahard time lyingchange 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 loudlyoften feelingmisunderstood, likea fraud, like you'reperforming socialinteractions, likepeople don't knowthe REAL youco-morbidities such asanxiety (especiallysocial anxiety),depression, OCD,ADHD, PMDD, POTS,IBS, etc. &/or beingmisdiagnosed withPDs like BPD, ASPD,etcstruggles toremember & followthrough withseemingly simpleevery day self caretasks (hygiene,eating, cleaning, etc.)rocks back andforth, flapshands, hums,etc as a way toself-regulateheightened &/ordecreased senses,can be sensoryseeking or avoidant;prone to frequentsensory overload &lead to meltdowns orshutdownsscripting/practicingsocial interactionsa head of time &studying howothers interact withpeople to appearmore "normal"nonverbal, semi-verbal, or goestemporarily muteduringmetldowns orshutdownsdidn't start speakinguntil a later agethan normal (3+)OR startedspeaking very early& with an advancedvocabularypoor coordination,clumsy, lackingspacial/bodyawareness, proneto motion sicknessinfo dumps aboutspecial interests toanybody who willlisten, even if youknow they don'tcare about thetopicrepeats wordsor phrasesheard fromothers(echolalia)feeling anoverwhelmingsens of empathybut not knowinghow to expressitdoesn't likesuprises/notknowing theplan; a changeof plans can bevery distressingcan be seen aschildkike inappearance; theway they dress,act, talk, or intheir interests

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